@The Old Man posted:I have nothing against nihilism, but in this case the word "needlessly" is correct. It's part of the show's piling on for effect.
Ah, sorry. I just thought I’d question the least erudite term in a post that contained a lot of big fancy words. I sort of know the meaning of ‘needlessly’ and have even used it a couple of times in the past.
Anyway, it amused me to do so. Apparently, that’s where the amusement factor came to a complete halt.😀
@seaquam posted:Ah, sorry. I just thought I’d question the least erudite term in a post that contained a lot of big fancy words. I sort of know the meaning of ‘needlessly’ and have even used it a couple of times in the past.
Anyway, it amused me to do so. Apparently, that’s where the amusement factor came to a complete halt.😀
Needless to say.
@The Old Man posted:I couldn't get through more than three episodes of Boardwalk Empire for the same reason as this show--just trying too hard to create atmosphere.
I've been enjoying Upload on Amazon Prime. Not life changing, but it is a light, funny look at the idea of cheating death by uploading your consciousness into a virtual reality resort world. Sort of the flip side to the grim West World.
watched season 1 of "Unforgotten"... British detective story. enjoyed it.
Starting the 1st season of Bosch. Really liking it so far.
@mneeley490 posted:Starting the 1st season of Bosch. Really liking it so far.
If this ever ends I'll be giving Bosch location tours. And for the hardcore will even go see SM ( no spoilers for those who haven't seen season 5.)
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"Misfits", has its flaws but it can be oh so clever. On Hulu.
@sunnylea57 posted:We stuck with it for 2 episodes. Just didn’t do it for us. We both thought it was a shallow pastiche of other, better noir, with not much depth of character or emotional weight, and also needlessly nihilistic.
My word. I couldn’t even get through the first episode.
Yikes, what a mess...
The uneven eight-and-done miniseries, "Devs" has its moments. If only for its one giant outdoor sculpture.
@sunnylea57 posted:I had high hopes for this, but it just didn’t grab us. We moved onto other things after 3 episodes.
We really enjoyed the first season of Occupied (Okkupert). The second season isn’t quite as good, but still better than most series. We may have trouble finding S3, as it isn’t on Netflix here.
Just finished season 3 of Occupied / Okkupert. Highly recommended.
Finished season 4 of Bosch. Eerily prescient.
@mneeley490 posted:Finished season 4 of Bosch. Eerily prescient.
Yep.
Chef's Table BBQ. Episode 4 may have been the best 45 minutes of food TV that I have ever seen. It made me hungry and a little misty at the same time. Highly recommended.
PH
If anybody is interested in Cobra Kai it just showed up on Netflix. Both seasons. Previously exclusively on Youtube Subscription.
Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix
@wineismylife posted:If anybody is interested in Cobra Kai it just showed up on Netflix. Both seasons. Previously exclusively on Youtube Subscription.
Yep. Watched it. I was surprised by how good William Zabka is. Totally believable in that character, makes me wonder how mych of it (if any) is him playing himself.
Just started The Boys season 2 on Amazon Prime. So far, possibly even more violent than I remember. I’m interested to see where this season goes.
@winetarelli posted:Yep. Watched it. I was surprised by how good William Zabka is. Totally believable in that character, makes me wonder how mych of it (if any) is him playing himself.
Love Zabka. Between Karate Kid and Back to school, career needs nothing else. We were at a concert once and a kid near us who was clearly not Zabka but looked like a combo of him and Spiccoli heard us making a Zabka reference about him and without missing a beat says Sweep the Leg and hilarious laughter followed
Enjoying the British series Bodyguard on Netflix.
Hundreds of studies have been devoted to the effects of mass communication, but scientists around the world are still arguing about both the possibilities and the mechanisms of the influence of television on a person. Most agree on one thing: the influence of television is not unlimited, but significant. Better to read something informative. For example, I often look at articles like https://www.light-it.net/blog/...of-iot-for-business/
@purplehaze posted:Chef's Table BBQ. Episode 4 may have been the best 45 minutes of food TV that I have ever seen. It made me hungry and a little misty at the same time. Highly recommended.
PH
The Mayan one?
On Amazon, oddly only until the end of the month, are some very early episodes of The Jack Benny Program. The first one is from the second season and is almost surrealistic in what occurs with the first guest Bob Crosby. Though they look like kinescopes to me I think you'll find some of Benny's great comedic talent still shines through. And of course his interplay with Rochester was ahead of its time.
@brucehayes posted:Enjoying the British series Bodyguard on Netflix.
Just finished and, whoa. The last hour of the last episode I was on the edge of my seat. Highly recommend.
Finally watching Schitts Creek
And Chefs Table
Bad Blood
Finally got around to watching the first few episodes of Schitt's Creek. I guess I thought it would get better, but barely a chuckle after 90 minutes. I don't get the praise here.
@mneeley490 posted:Finally got around to watching the first few episodes of Schitt's Creek. I guess I thought it would get better, but barely a chuckle after 90 minutes. I don't get the praise here.
To me it's a gentle, clever, Canadian single-camera no laughtrack sitcom it's almost always enjoyable. Perhaps best to have discovered originally before so much hype. I think the performances are wonderful. For an old-timer like me , who used to waiting for Saturday Night Live to be over waiting for Second City TV to come on, I'm just a big fan of Eugene Levy, and particularly Catherine O'Hara. I think it's charming the David Levy gets to create more and more stories pushing, if you want to call it his "agenda." And Annie Murphy as his sister is always interesting to watch. Not a great show, but just a nice change from so much slam-bang humor.
@The Old Man posted:To me it's a gentle, clever, Canadian single-camera no laughtrack sitcom it's almost always enjoyable. Perhaps best to have discovered originally before so much hype. I think the performances are wonderful. For an old-timer like me , who used to waiting for Saturday Night Live to be over waiting for Second City TV to come on, I'm just a big fan of Eugene Levy, and particularly Catherine O'Hara. I think it's charming the David Levy gets to create more and more stories pushing, if you want to call it his "agenda." And Annie Murphy as his sister is always interesting to watch. Not a great show, but just a nice change from so much slam-bang humor.
I realize that, and I was always a huge SCTV fan, also. But I think it could use at least a little humor to leaven the impact of not having a single character with any redeeming qualities. When I saw how badly Chris Elliott has aged, I nearly tossed my toast.
@mneeley490 posted:I realize that, and I was always a huge SCTV fan, also. But I think it could use at least a little humor to leaven the impact of not having a single character with any redeeming qualities. When I saw how badly Chris Elliott has aged, I nearly tossed my toast.
I must tell you that except for Groundhog Day I'm really not a Chris Elliott fan and I really find him and his character annoying in the series. I tend to just look over those scenes. I ike the way the the characters' lives develop over the years. But I can certainly see people not going crazy over it, especially after all the hype.
Amazon Prime now has multiple seasons of Great British Menu. For anyone that enjoys cooking shows and cooking competition shows it's the best there is. No nonsense, little "made-up only for the viewers" drama and the chefs competing are usually Michelin starred. Regional heats then national finals across four course menus. So far from American TV it's funny. American cooking competition you have no skill prima donnas, here you have 2 star michelin chefs being shown washing down their work stations at the end of the day.
@robsutherland posted:Amazon Prime now has multiple seasons of Great British Menu. For anyone that enjoys cooking shows and cooking competition shows it's the best there is. No nonsense, little "made-up only for the viewers" drama and the chefs competing are usually Michelin starred. Regional heats then national finals across four course menus. So far from American TV it's funny. American cooking competition you have no skill prima donnas, here you have 2 star michelin chefs being shown washing down their work stations at the end of the day.
I'll check it out, Rob. I love some of the Brit competition shows, my favourite being Portrait Artist of the Year.
@mneeley490 posted:Finally got around to watching the first few episodes of Schitt's Creek. I guess I thought it would get better, but barely a chuckle after 90 minutes. I don't get the praise here.
You're not alone and as a Canadian I really wanted to like it. AFAIC Levy and O'Hara have been playing the same characters for decades and the style grates. Makes me cringe.
I'll take Emily Hampshire though.
I’m in the same camp re: Schitt’s Creek. When it first premiered, we couldn’t get past the first few episodes.
Currently watching Don’t Forget the Driver created and written by, and starring, Toby Jones. Recommended if you enjoy understated, droll British series. Not exactly a comedy. More of a quirky slice of life.
In the same vein, and even better, was Detectorists with Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook (who also wrote and directed it). Highly recommended.
The Comey Rule on Showtime is excellent. A little Toronto flavour in Episode 4 too. When Trump is supposed to be in Jersey I think there is a shot from the 18th green of my golf club back to the clubhouse. Pretty cool to me and it's a very well done series.
@csm posted:The Comey Rule on Showtime is excellent. A little Toronto flavour in Episode 4 too. When Trump is supposed to be in Jersey I think there is a shot from the 18th green of my golf club back to the clubhouse. Pretty cool to me and it's a very well done series.
+1. Well done.
The Outsider
Ozark season 3
Both outstanding.
@sunnylea57 posted:I’m in the same camp re: Schitt’s Creek. When it first premiered, we couldn’t get past the first few episodes.
Currently watching Don’t Forget the Driver created and written by, and starring, Toby Jones. Recommended if you enjoy understated, droll British series. Not exactly a comedy. More of a quirky slice of life.
In the same vein, and even better, was Detectorists with Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook (who also wrote and directed it). Highly recommended.
Took me a few episodes to get into SCreek, but after that it took off and just kept getting better and better. Turned into our favorite comedy. The cast is great but especially love David Levy and Annie Murphy
I hope all supporters of this legal "sport" give it a watch. Horse lives matter.
