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cant cook creole bream: Aug 15, 2011; I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Escobarbarian posted:

Ok let�s go!

I May Destroy You - BBC/HBO half-hour drama about a young writer who has her drink spiked and is raped. Follows the aftermath of this and her friend group in general, with various themes around consent, social media, and various other parts of modern life. It is extremely smart and powerful and also very funny at times.

Little America - Apple anthology series where each episode tells a different immigrant�s story, inspired by a magazine�s article series. Really lovely stuff.

Small Axe - BBC production of five movies directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave, Widows) about the Afro-Caribbean community in London between the 60s and 80s. Extremely good poo poo, probably shouldn�t be considered TV but that�s how Amazon have labelled it in the US release so there you go.

A Teacher - Hulu show where Kate Mara is a young teacher who fucks a student. Didn�t watch this one but it seemed to be generally well-reviewed, if considered a little slow.

Unorthodox - Netflix miniseries in Yiddish. I don�t know much about this one but it seems to be about a young Jewish woman in an arranged marriage who runs away. Looks like it was super acclaimed, drat I should watch this probably

Thanks for the rundown. Gotta say, none of that sounds appealing to me.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 12:32

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# ? Oct 14, 2024 06:14

Open Source Idiom: Jan 4, 2013

Looten Plunder posted:

In hindsight, I love season 1 and have enjoyed it throughly on 3 additional occasions in binge form bit I remember being one of the crowd that had reservations when watching it at the time.

NOOOOO! This is not allowed.

You must either love the first half of the show and not like the back half, or love the back half and not like the first.

And then the two sides must fight to the death. It is law.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 13:04

Simone Magus: Sep 30, 2020; by VideoGames

Open Source Idiom posted:

NOOOOO! This is not allowed.

You must either love the first half of the show and not like the back half, or love the back half and not like the first.

And then the two sides must fight to the death. It is law.

TWO FAN ENTER, ONE FAN LEAVE!

# ? Jan 28, 2021 13:18

lomzus: Mar 18, 2009

https://twitter.com/getFANDOM/status/1354808708325273601

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:15

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Ah, Thomas Sidney Jerome Sturridge is an English actor best known for his work in Being Julia, Like Minds, and The Boat That Rocked, of course.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:23

SimonChris: Apr 24, 2008; The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.; Grimey Drawer

lomzus posted:

https://twitter.com/getFANDOM/status/1354808708325273601

https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/status/1354806628491567110

Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer is inspired. I'm in.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:24

Watermelon Daiquiri: Jul 10, 2010; I TRIED TO BAIT THE TXPOL THREAD WITH THE WORLD'S WORST POSSIBLE TAKE AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID AVATAR.

I'm always here for Charles Dance

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:27

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 9 years!

Watermelon Daiquiri posted:

I'm always here for Charles Dance

I prefer a Christopher Waltz

i'll see myself out

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:43

Open Source Idiom: Jan 4, 2013

That's some pretty loving good casting.

Shame it's gonna be years before they get past the bit Gaiman just adapted for radio last year.

I know that makes me sound sour, but I'm not. It's just weird listening to someone adapt something really well, and then wait a bit for the same person to adapt their own work again.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 16:48

Watermelon Daiquiri: Jul 10, 2010; I TRIED TO BAIT THE TXPOL THREAD WITH THE WORLD'S WORST POSSIBLE TAKE AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID AVATAR.

Rhyno posted:

I prefer a Christopher Waltz

i'll see myself out

Better see yourself out >: (

# ? Jan 28, 2021 17:04

EL BROMANCE: Jun 10, 2006; COWABUNGA DUDES!
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I love how it's a great cast and I'm like "Asim and Sanjeev? Awesome!".

# ? Jan 28, 2021 17:38

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Sturridge had been rumored for a while but nice to finally get a cast list for a show that's been filming since October.

# ? Jan 28, 2021 17:48

Mu Zeta: Oct 17, 2002; Me crush ass to dust

# ? Jan 29, 2021 00:28

Looten Plunder: Jul 11, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Open Source Idiom posted:

NOOOOO! This is not allowed.

You must either love the first half of the show and not like the back half, or love the back half and not like the first.

And then the two sides must fight to the death. It is law.

I read the first 20 or so pages of the Season 1 thread yesterday. Some of the takes are hilarious.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:13

Ugly In The Morning: Jul 1, 2010; Pillbug

Every Lindelof show thread will for sure have a contingent of people convinced the show is going to be a mystery box that just strings along plot reveals. The Watchmen thread had the same thing, where people were convinced it was going to end on a cliffhanger for a season 2 despite everyone involved saying �it�s one self-contained season�.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:19

STAC Goat: Mar 12, 2008; Watching you sleep.

Butt first, let's
check the feeds.

I don't think its limited to Lindelof. Its just a thing now with viewers trying to outsmart the show they're watching and not get swerved. So for every correct Westworld guess there's 3 crazy rear end Breaking Bad theories.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:22

Ugly In The Morning: Jul 1, 2010; Pillbug

STAC Goat posted:

I don't think its limited to Lindelof. Its just a thing now with viewers trying to outsmart the show they're watching and not get swerved. So for every correct Westworld guess there's 3 crazy rear end Breaking Bad theories.

There�s a certain amount of antipathy to it with Lindelof shows because some people are still real mad about Lost.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:23

Simone Magus: Sep 30, 2020; by VideoGames

I'm just gonna say it

Search Party is better than Lost

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:41

Simone Magus: Sep 30, 2020; by VideoGames

Maybe as good as the Leftovers even

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:42

AARD VARKMAN: May 17, 1993

how big a factor is cringe comedy in Search Party ?

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:45

Inspector 34: Mar 9, 2009; DOES NOT RESPECT THE RUN

BUT THEY WILL

It's low cringe in my opinion. It's more laughing at bad decisions made by stupid people for the first couple seasons. The 3rd and 4th season make it seem more like everybody in the entire world is absolutely insane, so maybe their decisions in the first couple seasons weren't quite as unrealistic as we maybe thought. I imagine everybody in this universe finds themselves in increasingly complex crises on a regular basis.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 01:55

Simone Magus: Sep 30, 2020; by VideoGames

Aardvark! posted:

how big a factor is cringe comedy in Search Party ?

It's not cringe at all, and season 4 is just some next level poo poo at the end, it's mental

# ? Jan 29, 2021 02:07

Inspector 34: Mar 9, 2009; DOES NOT RESPECT THE RUN

BUT THEY WILL

I never thought I wanted a Chantal episode but it's kind of amazing.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 02:14

isaboo: Nov 11, 2002; Muay Buok
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Just discovered Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix. Good stuff, Phil is great, but it makes me miss Bourdain

# ? Jan 29, 2021 03:51

nate fisher: Mar 3, 2004; We've Got To Go Back

He is like the less cynical version. Phil would be annoying if he wasn�t just so drat earnest.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 03:57

Mu Zeta: Oct 17, 2002; Me crush ass to dust

He has an identical show called "I'll have what Phil's having" that aired on PBS. It really is like Bourdain where he had three different shows that were the same thing.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 04:02

Open Source Idiom: Jan 4, 2013

Aardvark! posted:

how big a factor is cringe comedy in Search Party ?

Going against the grain a little, I'd argue there's some cringe in the first season, particularly the memorial and double date episodes early on, but there's way less as it goes along.

And it's never PEN15 levels of cringe.

Later seasons go increasingly bizarre and satirical; the world becomes less like the Office UK and settles towards Community / 30 Rock levels of weirdness, with even weirder stuff lurking around the edges.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 05:01

CV 64 Fan: Oct 13, 2012; It's pretty dope.

BBC's The Victim was so drat heavy. I am glad it didn't poo poo itself like Bodyguard or The Capture. It also made me realize how wasted McDonald was on Boardwalk Empire.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 05:56

MiddleOne: Feb 17, 2011

Inspector 34 posted:

I never thought I wanted a Chantal episode but it's kind of amazing.

I hate it and I hate the producer for not grabbing the director by the ear when they suggested doing it. How has a show I had never even heard about until a few days ago managed to succumb to its own hype.

I have a lot of issues with this season.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 07:00

socialsecurity: Aug 30, 2003

I did not like the brainwashing stuff it just felt dumb and dragged down the whole season.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 07:14

Open Source Idiom: Jan 4, 2013

THIS WEEK'S DICKINSON SO AMAZING SO GAY :siren:

Seriously, it was very, very good.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 13:51

Slamhound: Mar 27, 2010

I enjoyed Resident Alien.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 15:49

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Three and a half hours

# ? Jan 29, 2021 15:51

Sumo: Jun 17, 2005

No thanks

# ? Jan 29, 2021 15:51

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Don't you want to be a part of the Zeitgeist

# ? Jan 29, 2021 15:54

pentyne: Nov 7, 2012

zoux posted:

Don't you want to be a part of the Zeitgeist

its being rebranded as Zakgeist

# ? Jan 29, 2021 16:00

EL BROMANCE: Jun 10, 2006; COWABUNGA DUDES!
🥷🐢😬

The 4K print of Clockwork Orange due this year will have the scene of where the dude is forced to watch all the insane poo poo will be replaced with the Snyder Cut.

# ? Jan 29, 2021 16:04