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- Thread starter detroitdad
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Me too. Not been able to keep up with everything lately.
Westworld season 1 finishes up this Sunday, I think?
Yep, week from yesterday.
Chippy McChiperson
Straight Flush
Anyone else watching Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency? It's pretty solid.
Chicken Rob
Full House
I just added this to my backlog.
tommythecat
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For those that enjoy Anime, I just watched this over the weekend on Netflix...
I flew through the entire season in 2 days and am really looking forward to the second season starting on 12/27. I knew nothing of the Manga it is based on and only heard of the series from a friend who recommended it.
If you are into Anime the simplistic and overly expository dialogue won't be too jarring to you though it is a little more than usual with this series. I haven't watched much Anime in recent years with the only other series I watched being Death Note (which is also awesome and on Netflix). It was a nice change of pace from all the other stuff I've been watching.
I flew through the entire season in 2 days and am really looking forward to the second season starting on 12/27. I knew nothing of the Manga it is based on and only heard of the series from a friend who recommended it.
If you are into Anime the simplistic and overly expository dialogue won't be too jarring to you though it is a little more than usual with this series. I haven't watched much Anime in recent years with the only other series I watched being Death Note (which is also awesome and on Netflix). It was a nice change of pace from all the other stuff I've been watching.
A pretty helpful FAQ for after you watch the Westworld finale: Our Biggest Questions After the Westworld Finale
tommythecat
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Watched the finale before heading in to work tonight. So many different directions they could go with the next season.
Recently I've watched Charles Falco story, documentary series Gangland Undercover:
Season 1 trailer:
Season 2 trailer:
Falco infiltraded in three biker gangs in order to get his own 20 year drug manufacutring/dealing sentece nullified.
I've also read the book: Vagos, Mongols and Outlaws.
This is a harsh serie of biker gangs. Second season already ongoing. My recommendations.
And these events have actually happened, a true story.
On top of that: Kurt Sutter will start filming a Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans MC next March.
Looking forward to it.
Season 1 trailer:
Season 2 trailer:
Falco infiltraded in three biker gangs in order to get his own 20 year drug manufacutring/dealing sentece nullified.
I've also read the book: Vagos, Mongols and Outlaws.
This is a harsh serie of biker gangs. Second season already ongoing. My recommendations.
And these events have actually happened, a true story.
On top of that: Kurt Sutter will start filming a Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans MC next March.
Looking forward to it.
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Busy weekend of viewing for me since I also binged Netflix's new show, The OA.
This is a new series by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the duo responsible for Sound of My Voice - one of my favorite movies of the last several years - and The East - one of my most disappointing viewings of the last several years. Brit Marling has also been involved in two movies by Mike Cahill - Another Earth and I Origins - which gave me a similar experience since I loved the first and was very underwhelmed by the second. But when people do something like The Sound of My Voice I will come back again and again to see if they can recapture that quality. After nearly eight hours I'm still not sure if they did it with The OA.
I'm also still not quite sure what the hell The OA is. The basic description is that it's about a blind girl who has been missing for seven years and returns with her sight and a bizarre story about her time in captivity. By the climax we're still left unsure what to believe and I'm sure that's part of the point, but I'm not sure what the rest of the point is.
One thing I love about the series is its fearlessness of being mocked. There are probably not five minutes of the show that couldn't be easily parodied, but it trudges along in complete seriousness about its subject and its story in what has to be complete awareness that it would be shredded in some reviews as embarrassing navel-gazing nonsense. And it might be exactly that, but particularly in the age of snark, it's hard to not respect its willingness to be ravaged.
There are two climaxes to the series and the first with its "reveal" made me almost want to throw my iPad into the ocean after having spent so much time with the show. Then the second climax makes you rethink the first a bit, but does almost nothing to explain either it or the preceding seven hours. There were undoubtedly transcendent moments within the show, but I'm going to have to sit with the resolution longer to have any firm idea of my opinion of the thing as a whole.
This is a new series by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the duo responsible for Sound of My Voice - one of my favorite movies of the last several years - and The East - one of my most disappointing viewings of the last several years. Brit Marling has also been involved in two movies by Mike Cahill - Another Earth and I Origins - which gave me a similar experience since I loved the first and was very underwhelmed by the second. But when people do something like The Sound of My Voice I will come back again and again to see if they can recapture that quality. After nearly eight hours I'm still not sure if they did it with The OA.
I'm also still not quite sure what the hell The OA is. The basic description is that it's about a blind girl who has been missing for seven years and returns with her sight and a bizarre story about her time in captivity. By the climax we're still left unsure what to believe and I'm sure that's part of the point, but I'm not sure what the rest of the point is.
One thing I love about the series is its fearlessness of being mocked. There are probably not five minutes of the show that couldn't be easily parodied, but it trudges along in complete seriousness about its subject and its story in what has to be complete awareness that it would be shredded in some reviews as embarrassing navel-gazing nonsense. And it might be exactly that, but particularly in the age of snark, it's hard to not respect its willingness to be ravaged.
There are two climaxes to the series and the first with its "reveal" made me almost want to throw my iPad into the ocean after having spent so much time with the show. Then the second climax makes you rethink the first a bit, but does almost nothing to explain either it or the preceding seven hours. There were undoubtedly transcendent moments within the show, but I'm going to have to sit with the resolution longer to have any firm idea of my opinion of the thing as a whole.
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Another one to binge over the holidays: Search Party.
This one is really easy, though. 10 episodes, but they're only 22 minutes each, so they go fast. Hilarious at points and the plot isn't bad either.
Kind of wish I'd waited until a long, lazy day during vacation, but I suppose there's no shortage of stuff to catch up on.
This one is really easy, though. 10 episodes, but they're only 22 minutes each, so they go fast. Hilarious at points and the plot isn't bad either.
Kind of wish I'd waited until a long, lazy day during vacation, but I suppose there's no shortage of stuff to catch up on.
Chicken Rob
Full House
So I finally watched 11.22.63.
After reading many rave reviews, I finally got around to subscribing to Hulu to watch it. James Franco, Stephen King and JJ Abrams are all people I am not a fan of, so I was expecting this to go poorly for me.
I start watching it, and sure enough I am sucked in immediately. Great premise, Franco is actually more likable than anything I had seen him in previously, I really got hooked.
Sure enough, the King and Abrams curses kick in in full force. Both of them have a habit of setting up a great idea and then shifting the tone or moving the expected story arc in a direction that falls flat for me. And working together, they did it quickly for me. I was left disappointed in the end. This one was not the hit I was expecting. :-(
After reading many rave reviews, I finally got around to subscribing to Hulu to watch it. James Franco, Stephen King and JJ Abrams are all people I am not a fan of, so I was expecting this to go poorly for me.
I start watching it, and sure enough I am sucked in immediately. Great premise, Franco is actually more likable than anything I had seen him in previously, I really got hooked.
Sure enough, the King and Abrams curses kick in in full force. Both of them have a habit of setting up a great idea and then shifting the tone or moving the expected story arc in a direction that falls flat for me. And working together, they did it quickly for me. I was left disappointed in the end. This one was not the hit I was expecting. :-(
That's too bad. I remember thinking it ended strongly, but it's been a while.
What's next in the queue for you? Have you binged Stranger Things yet?
Chicken Rob
Full House
You'll love Westworld even more. Started a bit slow imo - not bad, just slow - and then started hitting hard. Some people (Sepinwall I remember specifically) thought that the quality dropped off toward the end, but that wasn't my experience at all.
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detroitdad
Royal Flush
I mostly agree with you. I honestly didn't even think it started off slow. I enjoyed the build up and the character building.
I don't remember the reviews on the Man in the High Castle. I'm only one episode in. I like it. I just don't have time right now. Especially since Colleen/Jake aren't interested in it. Is it worth it to force the time to watch it?
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I started but didn't finish season one. Plan to go back and rewatch from the beginning. I thought it was good not great. Prob wouldn't bother going back if I weren't a big PKD fan.
Chicken Rob
Full House
Finished westworld this weekend. Good not great.
The writing was not as good as I hoped. The story lines were of differing qualities, and not all of them interwove well.
Started Dirk Gently this week. Hadn't read the books and wasn't a fan of the last TV effort.
I've been delightfully surprised.
Elija woods character is a little to much like his character in Wilford. There are tones of Buckaroo Banzai present as well.
Both of these things work well in context though.
The writing was not as good as I hoped. The story lines were of differing qualities, and not all of them interwove well.
Started Dirk Gently this week. Hadn't read the books and wasn't a fan of the last TV effort.
I've been delightfully surprised.
Elija woods character is a little to much like his character in Wilford. There are tones of Buckaroo Banzai present as well.
Both of these things work well in context though.
Big TV season gets going this month. So much to choose from. So little time. I enjoyed Billions, worth watching just for the characters.
http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/calendar/
http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/calendar/
Chicken Rob
Full House
I watched it at the depth of my convalescence, so my brain wasn't exactly firing on all cylinders, but I found it watchable. Plus a higschool friend and former band mate was in it.
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detroitdad
Royal Flush
Watched the season premiere of Homeland this weekend which looks like it could be setting up a very good season. Not too salacious, though they're diverting some of the outlandish characterization of Carrie over to Quinn. I still hope for the best from this show.
Also watched the series premiere of Sneaky Pete, Amazon's new show about Giovanni Ribisi as a con man. Days before his release from prison he learns he's on the hit list of an old criminal associate, Bryan Cranston, so he travels to the hometown of his cell mate and poses as him to his family who hasn't seen him in 20 years. So far pretty good. Full season will be released by Amazon on Jan 13.
Also watched the series premiere of Sneaky Pete, Amazon's new show about Giovanni Ribisi as a con man. Days before his release from prison he learns he's on the hit list of an old criminal associate, Bryan Cranston, so he travels to the hometown of his cell mate and poses as him to his family who hasn't seen him in 20 years. So far pretty good. Full season will be released by Amazon on Jan 13.
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detroitdad
Royal Flush
I'll put Sneaky Pete on the list. Sounds interesting.
Blindspot is a classic public TV procedural. S1 was meh but S2 is better. Worth watching if you're checking work emails or reading PCF on the side.
Chicken Rob
Full House
Schitt's Creek is back.
I'm lukewarm on this. I love that Chris Elliot is back on TV, but I'm just not loving this as much as I had hoped based on the casting...
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