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bowmore posted:So Dark is worth watching if the first episode didn’t grab me? The end of ep 2 is the point where (spoiled already on this very page) the time travel reveal occurs. But the whole story can be described as a slow burn mystery, kind of like if  was written with an ending in mind from the get go rather that just written to string viewers along week after week to win the ratings war. To that end, I'd say it's one of the few series that would benefit from episodes being released weekly rather than via netflix seasonal dumps. I'd recommend sticking it out through episode 3 before you say, "nah, not for me."Lycus posted:I don't think the comparison with Stranger Things makes much sense, other than both being sci-fi. Stranger Things compares to Dark the same way that Independence Day compares to Arrival. If you start listing individual elements, they can sound the same (right down to an oscar nominated black actor playing a soldier who's interested in deciphering an alien code) but they are fundamentally different in terms of plot, pacing, tone, and intended audience, while both are still incredibly enjoyable cinematic experiences.
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The old science man voiceovers/exposition with the silly "machine" got annoying to me, other than that I liked Dark.
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Jul 16, 2019 15:49
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Mu Zeta posted:I think the first three episodes of The Expanse aren't great but it just gets better every episode from there. The early episodes dumps a billion characters and world building on you and it's overwhelming with confusing accents and three factions and conspiracies all going on at once. Hmm, I gave up after the first 2 episodes. Was boring and hard to understand some characters. But maybe I should try it again.
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Jul 16, 2019 15:56
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Episode 3 is when you meet Anderson Dawes, played by Jarrod Harris of Mad Men and Chernobyl fame.
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Jul 16, 2019 16:32
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CarlosTheDwarf posted:Hmm, I gave up after the first 2 episodes. Was boring and hard to understand some characters. But maybe I should try it again. Same happened to me. Than I tried again and watched the first 2 seasons in a few days. Its good, way better than it looks at first
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I couldn't keep watching designated survivor because it was presenting me with a portrayal of politics which I could deem was false just by opening my eyes and looking out my window. It's like trying to watch west wing after 2016. You just cant take it in any way seriously.
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Whoah lolthats never happened to me before.
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Flight Bisque posted:The wife and I have been working through Lucifer because why not and it's pretty ok I think. If nothing else its perfectly serviceable background noise procedural tv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXIRt0uG3D0&t=8s
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Jul 16, 2019 20:53
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My wife has been on a Lucifer kick, so I pretty much have watched it here and there. I do enjoy how tongue in cheek the show is at times (that part reminds me of a tamer version of True Blood) and the overall arching plot is not bad, but the crime of the week part of the show is really hard for me to watch.
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Jul 16, 2019 21:59
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Just finished watching 5 seasons of the UK police procedural, Line of Duty, concerning a police anti-corruption unit (American equivalent of Internal Affairs) and their battle against police corrupted by organized crime, or "bent coppers." Full of the usual red herrings that Brits seem to love but done exceptionally well. I would say it's the best British cop show I've seen, except for maybe Luther, and would probably make my top 10 police procedurals.
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Jul 21, 2019 05:26
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SaintFu posted:Not British, but I liked Brokenwood Mysteries a lot. Requoting an old post to say I have watched up through S2 ep3 and love the setting and characters but the episodes are a bit long. E; wormil fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Jul 22, 2019 |
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Jul 22, 2019 04:11
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Even though there's only 6 episodes to watch so far, I've really been enjoying City on a Hill from Showtime. Set during the early 90's Kevin Bacon stars as a corrupt Boston FBI agent investigating a money truck heist gone wrong, and he is awesome in the role. Anyone else watching this?
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I watched the first two or three and it didn't really grab me. Has the plot picked up much since then? I get spending a little time getting to know the characters and setting but I just didn't really care about any of them in those first few episodes.
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Jul 22, 2019 18:11
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I watched the first episode of City On The Hill and wasn't impressed despite liking the setting and genre. I just couldn't stand Kevin Bacon's dialogue. I get that we're supposed to hate him but his lines were just awful and everything about him just seemed so stereotypical. I might give it another shot if his character grows a bit in later episodes.
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I thought much the same, it's like it's trying it's hardest to be as good as the wire, and with Boston as the backdrop it should be able to pull it off. But there are zero likeable characters that have that Boston charm
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Jul 23, 2019 02:41
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I'm trying to find something new to watch. I like brainless fun things like Lucifer or heartwarming comedies like Brooklyn 99/The Good Place/One Day at a Time. Any good stuff I might have missed? Just blew through Blown Away on Netflix, it is a blown glass competition reality show. Glass-blowing is super cool so I enjoyed it, it's very by-the-numbers reality competition though.
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Jul 23, 2019 06:36
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Hawkperson posted:I'm trying to find something new to watch. I like brainless fun things like Lucifer or heartwarming comedies like Brooklyn 99/The Good Place/One Day at a Time. Any good stuff I might have missed? I had always written it off for some reason, but my roommate is watching Modern Family right now and it's much more fun than I thought.
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Hawkperson posted:I'm trying to find something new to watch. I like brainless fun things like Lucifer or heartwarming comedies like Brooklyn 99/The Good Place/One Day at a Time. Any good stuff I might have missed? For comedies Better of Ted is a pretty reliable choice. Similar sort of goofy and mainstream, but with a hint of subversion as something like The Good Place. Added bonus that it was a show that got better as it went on. I was also a big fan of Happy Endings as a heartwarming but slightly off-kilter post-friends sitcom.
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Jul 23, 2019 11:32
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The Mick. I guess some people recommended it in this thread already. It's like Always Sunny mixed with a wholesome family comedy and ends up somewhere in the middle (probably closer to always sunny). Really good stuff.
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Hawkperson posted:I'm trying to find something new to watch. I like brainless fun things like Lucifer or heartwarming comedies like Brooklyn 99/The Good Place/One Day at a Time. Any good stuff I might have missed? Yeah, I've been watching Blown Away too. It's a lot of fun and each episode is only half an hour so they don't need to pad it out with reality show drama bullshit. If you like The Good Place, I think you'd like Pushing Daisies too.
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Jul 24, 2019 04:46
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The glass blowing show? Really? Is there like a hook or am I just really disrespecting how exciting glass blowing is?
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Jul 24, 2019 04:54
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Tell me there is a judge dressed like a magician and i'll watch an episode for science.
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STAC Goat posted:The glass blowing show? Really? Glass blowing is pretty, ok  It is pretty lol how mild the drama is though. I'm just here for the pretty glass. No judge costumes but one of the guest judges is a ballerina!Thanks for all the recommendations, y'all have good taste. It's probably time to rewatch Pushing Daisies. It's downright weird seeing who guest starred on that show though. If you ever wondered what Joel McHale looked like pre-hairplugs......
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Hawkperson posted:I'm trying to find something new to watch. I like brainless fun things like Lucifer or heartwarming comedies like Brooklyn 99/The Good Place/One Day at a Time. Any good stuff I might have missed? Always gonna recommend Letterkenny. If you don't care for the season 1 cold open, it's probably not for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2GVcjXXI8
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Slamhound posted:Always gonna recommend Letterkenny. If you don't care for the season 1 cold open, it's probably not for you: Letterkenny, Derry Girls, Wayne, Cobra Kai, Future Man... Though I guess most of those are more quirky than heartwarming. Still funny shows though. Be warned that the first three might gently caress up your grasp of the English language for weeks after watching. If detective procedurals with a weird main character are your thing you could also try Monk, or even older stuff like Poirot?
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Meatgrinder posted:Letterkenny, Derry Girls, Wayne, Cobra Kai, Future Man... Though I guess most of those are more quirky than heartwarming. Still funny shows though.
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Jul 24, 2019 08:31
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Kim's Convenience is pretty breezy and funny.
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Jul 24, 2019 09:03
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Inspector 34 posted:I watched the first two or three and it didn't really grab me. Has the plot picked up much since then? I get spending a little time getting to know the characters and setting but I just didn't really care about any of them in those first few episodes. Yeah it does start a bit slow and I was almost gonna bail on the show, but the plot has picked up a bit in the last couple episodes. Hopefully it maintains that energy. Can't blame many of you for being turned off by it as some of it has felt like a more boring The Wire.
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STAC Goat posted:The glass blowing show? Really? Okay, it's not exactly pulse-pounding drama, but for me it's fun watching skilled, creative people produce amazing work. Hawkperson posted:Thanks for all the recommendations, y'all have good taste. It's probably time to rewatch Pushing Daisies. It's downright weird seeing who guest starred on that show though. If you ever wondered what Joel McHale looked like pre-hairplugs...... And the shameless use of Kristin Chenoweth's tits. They were pretty blatant about putting her in situations where she had to bounce up and down.
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Selachian posted:
My kryptonite of 5 foot blondes strikes again. Say no more.
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What's the goon opinion of Patriot on Amazon? I have found very sparse fanfare on the show, which is absolutely a phenomenal and truly singular piece of work. Like a bizarre mix of the more subtle moments of Wes Anderson and Franzen mixed in with a black ops intelligence drama.
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vivisectvnv posted:What's the goon opinion of Patriot on Amazon? Official goon opinion was last i heard 95% positive with a 5% margin of error for stoned and drunk postings
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vivisectvnv posted:What's the goon opinion of Patriot on Amazon? It is cool.
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Patriot is arguably the most underrated show of all time. I try to get everyone I know to watch it and they won't, even online it seems to have a small audience. Derry Girls was mentioned above, we started that and my wife hated the girls so we quit. I thought it was amusing but couldn't understand anything they said.
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I didn't mean to be a dick about the glass blowing show. If you dig it that's cool. I just meant to be asking if like its a thing that just happens to appeal to a specific interest I was unaware of or if it was like something extra about it like that Netflix muppet monster Martha Stewart show. I guess the fact that the show exists at all should have indicated to me that "glass blowing" has an audience.
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vivisectvnv posted:What's the goon opinion of Patriot on Amazon? If you like Patriot make sure you check out Perpetual Grace, LTD! Same creator and many of the same actors show up in delightful roles.
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My wife and I both dig competition shows that are a) low stakes/drama and b) highlighting an interesting artistic skill or passion (Great British Baking Show is the gold standard example) So Blown Away was right up our alley. We also enjoyed Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, and we watched waaay too much Face Off on Sci-fi.
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I guess that makes sense. I've never been into like the "plop down and watch 2 hours of Chopped" thing. But obviously I get that it works for a lot of people.
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It’s the perfect “don’t have to give my full attention” programming Except Chopped, which sucks Sumo fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jul 24, 2019 |
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Chopped sucks? I watch an episode here or there and it seems genuine and apparently they get along and have fun off camera. I find it repetitive and a little boring but sucks?
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