|
I still think the original UK seasons are mostly very good. The Netflix seasons are kind of all over the place in quality.
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 20:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? Dec 9, 2025 17:09 |
|
|
There are some genuinely good black mirror episodes. The later ones are hit and miss. Then there's one that's not even black mirror, it was him trying to do a backdoor pilot for a horror/fantasy show.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 20:28
|
|
|
Apparently there was a Fox Fall preview event stream that seems to indicate that both Simpsons and Bob's Burgers are out for the Sunday schedule when shows come back in Feb and will be moving to Weds. Sunday is apparently going to be Family Guy, Grimsburg, The Great North, and Krapopolis. If accurate, this will be the first time in 30 years that The Simpsons wasn't on Sundays. I bet it's also another likely sign that the show, as something regular that airs every week, is likely going to be coming to an end with this season.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 20:40
|
|
|
Fox moves shows to random nights of the week to kill the show. They can say "Wow, ratings really fell off, no one likes this anymore" because people have no idea what night they need to tune in to watch it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 20:50
|
|
|
thrawn527 posted:I've been thinking about watching Black Mirror for the first time. Is it good to start from the beginning? Or is some of the "hold a dark mirror up to society stuff" from the early seasons dated now? IMO, watch all of the original UK seasons (first two, I think?). They pretty much all hold up well. For the Netflix seasons, absolutely recommend Nosedive and San Junipero from S3 and USS Callister, Crocodile and Metalhead from S4. I don't remember any of the S5 ones being good, and only got around to watching Joan Is Awful from S6 (would recommend). Is Bandersnatch still available? Didn't Netflix say they're discontinuing their games/interactive episodes? If so, that's a neat experience to go through at least once.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 20:59
|
|
|
bull3964 posted:Apparently there was a Fox Fall preview event stream that seems to indicate that both Simpsons and Bob's Burgers are out for the Sunday schedule when shows come back in Feb and will be moving to Weds. Sunday is apparently going to be Family Guy, Grimsburg, The Great North, and Krapopolis.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 21:34
|
|
|
thrawn527 posted:I've been thinking about watching Black Mirror for the first time. Is it good to start from the beginning? Or is some of the "hold a dark mirror up to society stuff" from the early seasons dated now? The only real advice I can think of is try to watch San Junipero last or close to last. It's just really that it's the best one or close to it, and some of the others may pale by comparison if you start there.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 21:56
|
|
|
bull3964 posted:Apparently there was a Fox Fall preview event stream that seems to indicate that both Simpsons and Bob's Burgers are out for the Sunday schedule when shows come back in Feb and will be moving to Weds. Sunday is apparently going to be Family Guy, Grimsburg, The Great North, and Krapopolis. I've really enjoyed Krapopolis, but haven't checked out Grimsburg or Great North, are they worthwhile?
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 22:20
|
|
|
The Great North is really good. It's got Bob's Burgers DNA in it. I think Grimsburg would be more polarizing. It's absolutely unhinged a lot of the time and it depends if that's works for you. Jon Hamm is good in a comedic role and Alan Tudyk does two characters so that's fun.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 22:56
|
|
|
Of those three shows, all of which I watch and enjoy, I would definitely say Krapopolis is my least favourite.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 23:08
|
|
|
I would probably drop Grimsburg over Krapopolis personally, but I would be genuinely bummed if The Great North was cancelled.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2025 23:28
|
|
|
Is Nathan Fillion still a rookie in The Rookie season 7
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 02:14
|
|
|
My understanding is that now he teaches rookies. As for Fox cartoons, I quite like Grimsburg. It is excessively weird, like the episode where it turns out one of the detectives is immortal.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 02:37
|
|
|
IRQ posted:I sincerely wish showrunners (among others) would just not read the comments. Or at least don't act on them.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 02:42
|
|
|
Daisy Ridley strikes me as having a better version of the career Kiera Knightly could have had. I wonder if Knightly could have made more films where she stands around covered in gore, if those were the options open to her. Black Doves is fun. Written by one of those dudes who knows how to densely plot, good fight choreo. A beer and curry show. DaveKap posted:This gets talked about often in this thread and every time it does I have to chime in and mention Mr. Robot being ruined (for me, at least, I know some folks love where it went) because of this. Consider this the mention. That's so not what happened on that show, but I don't think we're ever gonna see eye to eye on this one. That said, you know what's a show with a stupid complex plot that seemed completely pre planned and fully executed?
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:01
|
|
|
Quote aint edit.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:18
|
|
|
This is the year I start 30 Rock, I can feel it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:31
|
|
|
This might be the first time I've rewatched Barry since the last season came out. This show rules.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:31
|
|
|
Edward Mass posted:This is the year I start 30 Rock, I can feel it. I watched through it all not that long ago and I was kicking myself the entire time for waiting so long. It's REALLY loving good.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:37
|
|
|
2025 is when the world will finally recognise Love My Way supremacy.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 03:41
|
|
|
Open Source Idiom posted:That's so not what happened on that show, but I don't think we're ever gonna see eye to eye on this one. God Westworld really turned to dogshit though...
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 04:39
|
|
|
Twenty years ago this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwB56IYDfWs Iykyk
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 08:13
|
|
|
Mr. Robot had the problem where the internet guessed a twist wildly early, but it never had the problem where Esmail then tried to make poo poo as baffling and unguessable as possible to make up for that.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 08:17
|
|
|
Mister Speaker posted:This might be the first time I've rewatched Barry since the last season came out. I just watched this over the summer, and I really did not like the last season at all. Other than how things wrapped with Hank, which was perfect. NoHo Hank is secretly the best character on that show. I think it was also one of those situations where it was a bit part that the actor just killed so hard they made it recurring.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 10:39
|
|
IRQ posted:I just watched this over the summer, and I really did not like the last season at all. Other than how things wrapped with Hank, which was perfect. NoHo Hank is secretly the best character on that show. The ending of the penultimate season of Barry was perfect and having the last season roll it back felt mean-spirited and unnecessary. I didn't buy for a second that everyone would believe Gene was the real bad guy all along.
|
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 11:29
|
|
|
I wanted to watch something on the 3 consequitive flights that I just had to I started Landman. The premise seemed interesting, it had BBT and Jon Hamm and the reviews were looking decent enough at a glance. But holy poo poo what a dumpster fire. The oil business stuff is mildly interestig at times when it makes sense, but anything to do with women is just batshit and the rest of the writing isn't much better. Had to actually paus it when they just did the "stupid gringo can't eat spicy food 🤣" thing. C'mon.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 11:51
|
|
|
Edward Mass posted:This is the year I start 30 Rock, I can feel it. I rewatched the whole run back in 2021 and was very glad that not only did it still hold up, but it really finds its footing pretty quickly. Never saw the Covid reunion special, though by now I can’t imagine that particular one holds up.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 13:30
|
|
|
Jerusalem posted:I watched through it all not that long ago and I was kicking myself the entire time for waiting so long. It's REALLY loving good. Yeah there's not really anything like it. Most joke-dense show I've ever seen.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 14:28
|
|
|
Escobarbarian posted:Mr. Robot had the problem where the internet guessed a twist wildly early, but it never had the problem where Esmail then tried to make poo poo as baffling and unguessable as possible to make up for that. Which twist was that? The fight club one? I always figured they made it so obvious it was meant as a misdirect twist.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 15:29
|
|
|
Nah, the mid-season 2 one where he’s actually been in jail the whole season up to that point
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 16:00
|
|
|
I assumed we were talking about the S1 Fight Club thing, which also got predicted early
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 16:04
|
|
Arist posted:I assumed we were talking about the S1 Fight Club thing, which also got predicted early I did enjoy the fakeout where they made everyone believe that the real twist was that Mr. Robot was his father, and the girl his sister! Then it turns out that it was the Fight Club thing, and he just modelled his imaginary friend after his father.
|
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 16:13
|
|
|
Arist posted:I assumed we were talking about the S1 Fight Club thing, which also got predicted early I'm pretty sure they expected a lot of people to get it. The reveal even kind of jokes about it being deflating "Come on. Are you really going to make me say it?". The real twist was the sister which was crazy in the moment. Honestly even the Season 2 jail twist was pretty intentionally foreshadowed for anybody who was having fun with the puzzle box stuff, and it was kind of treated as "yeah, here's your puzzle box, anyway..." in story.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 18:46
|
|
|
The last twist in the finale was the real mindfuck gently caress I love that show so much. sometimes I rewatch S4E7 by itself just for the outstanding acting between Elliot, Krista, and Vera
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 19:08
|
|
|
The finale of Mr. Robot was one of the most satisfying finales I've seen.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 19:19
|
|
|
Man that last season of Mr. Robot is so good
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 19:20
|
|
|
Each season does something amazing tbh. My favourite's the second, which goes to some absolutely mad places by the end of its run. But the fourth is, frankly, just more competently made television and knows it. Total showboating, but still really great. Sad Esmail hasn't managed to put anything together since even nearly as good, though I was a fan of Homecoming (both seasons). Lid posted:Twenty years ago this year One of the best shows ever. Another show that's underappreciated considering how mad some of the places it goes to are. The first two seasons are roughly what you'd "expect" of this kind of character drama, but each of the back three features an absolutely wild plot digression. Plus the characters and performances, so loving funny and real.
|
|
#
?
Jan 3, 2025 19:29
|
|
|
I tried to watch Evil because the premise seemed interesting but after the first four episodes, I have to tap out on it. Episode 3 and 4 ended on particularly heavy notes for me and it’s not what I’d hope to feel after watching…anything.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2025 05:10
|
|
|
TV Zombie posted:I tried to watch Evil because the premise seemed interesting but after the first four episodes, I have to tap out on it. Episode 3 and 4 ended on particularly heavy notes for me and it’s not what I’d hope to feel after watching…anything. The show often gets... not what I'd call light-hearted, but campier? after the first season when things are more grim. What you're describing is the reason I didn't watch the show with my fiance, knowing she'd feel the same way you did about continuing. It's been a bit of a regret not making her watch it, knowing now how it's become one of my favorite shows of all time. We have too much on our watchlist to have me re-watch a series.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2025 05:32
|
|
|
|
| # ? Dec 9, 2025 17:09 |
|
|
The first season is very focused on exorcism if I remember correctly, it is by far the weakest season. It branches out a lot more from season two onwards, the highlight becomes the character interactions and exploring the nature of evil.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2025 07:09
|
|
