blessingx Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 (edited) On 6/13/2024 at 12:36 PM, swt61 said: So there's two series that I've watched recently. Both were unexpected, out of the norm series. Both a little strange, but both really captivating. The first is Sugar. That one may have a season two coming? It blindsided me in the best way. The second was Eric. Fantastic cast and phenomenal acting. It wasn't as much of a shock, but offbeat in a different way. Very emotional, very well written. I can very much recommend Both. And Ric, I think you'll really like Eric. Thanks much for the Eric suggestion Steve. A lot to admire including the grand architecture of the story, even if many of its mechanics drove me crazy by the end. It’s another reminder how limited the goals are on most TV/film projects. This went big over always safely successful. Edited June 16 by blessingx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 A Man In Full - David E. Kelly still makes good TV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Liked that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Welcome back, GoT. We missed you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swt61 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 This was far better than what I was expecting. You have to be from my era to understand the shift in Hollywood that underpinned the "Brat Pack". Prior to this point in time, movies weren't made for teens about teens. This was the beginning of a fundamental shift in movies. Hollywood discovered that teens were a viable market, and it wasn't long until the movie industry was flooded with teen movies. John Hughes was at the forefront of that shift, and other directors followed suit. I remember those films had a real impact on me. So many of my friends had crushes on Demi Moore and Molly Ringwald. While in secret, my crushes were on Andrew McCarthy and Rob Lowe. Anyway, it was a very interesting perspective on a nostalgic time for my generation. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 (edited) I came here to complain about the ridiculousness of True Detective: Dark Country, but then saw the season three premiere of The Bear and it's all beautiful and me smiling. Best show on TV. Edited June 29 by blessingx 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 I'm almost done with season 1 of The Bear. Couldn't agree more, love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Watched the first two episodes of The Bear Part III and I'm in love all over again. Quite the yin and yang pair of episodes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swt61 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 (edited) Oh man, haven't listened to that in many a year. But what the fuck is Irondreamer doing in there? Maybe Peter has a doppelganger? Edited July 3 by swt61 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 (edited) It's a British TV show, where they stop people at the dump (tip) and take the items they think they can recycle/upcycle. Then they take them to various crafts people to rethink/repurpose. In the end they revisit the original owners and hand over any profit generated. Kind of fun. Watching on YouTube. Edited July 9 by swt61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 (edited) I grew to like Jay Blades form 'The Repair Shop', and he's sometimes on this show. Edited July 9 by swt61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Just finished GOT House of the Dragon Season 2’s finale. What a great season to a great show. It is probably the highest budget show on tv, but what carries it is the casting. I love the acting so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Finally finished Archer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 The Bear - finished season 3. Wow, great..again. Except...cliffhanger! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 41 minutes ago, jpelg said: The Bear - finished season 3. Wow, great..again. Except...cliffhanger! It's really something, isn't it? All the current talk about Homicide: Life on the Streets finally coming to streaming after all these years makes me happy The Bear is getting recognized during its run. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/g-s1-17168/homicide-life-on-the-streets-is-streaming-at-last 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 (edited) Bad Monkey (AppleTV) - first three eps are very enjoyable, if highly dependent upon Vaughn's witty charm: Natalie Martinez ain't too difficult to look at either though😉 Edited August 24 by jpelg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted August 24 Author Report Share Posted August 24 On 6/15/2024 at 2:21 AM, TMoney said: Shogun (2024) I watched the old 80s mini-series a few years back and absolutely loved it. For the time it was so well done. I could forgive the 80s TV production values because the story, setting and characters were so captivating. I also loved that all the Japanese characters spoke in Japanese and there were no subtitles. The story of the 80s mini-series sticks closely to the English Pilot whose ship washes up on the shores of 16th century Japan, John Blackthorn. You see more or less the entire story from his perspective. For this reason I think it was a smash hit in the west, even though the Japanese home market does not look back on it kindly. It wasn’t their story, it was ours. The 80s version made me want to travel to Japan very badly. The 2024 Shogun (based on the same source material) takes a different path. The production values are crazy good, the acting is better (for the most part), and all the Japanese characters are subtitled. For all the 2024 version does well though, it never quite hooked me the way the 80s version did. I think the change that hurt this (for me) the most was making the story more Torunaga’s and less Blackthorn’s. Rather than being a fish-out-of-water story of a marooned Englishman in a foreign land, this show is much more centered on Torunaga and his machinations to become Shogun. I hate to say this, but I just didn’t find Torunaga that compelling. He is cold and icy, and is defined more by his rivals than by his own deeds. I was not engaged by lot of the political maneuvering. Enjoyable show, to be sure. Very well made. Game of Thrones level political fun? I say no. Still, recommended. I'm enjoying this one. It's a GOT placed in the XVIIth century Japan. Even the intro and its music have some resemblance. It portrays well the cultural gap between the English seaman and the japanese people. I'm also enjoying the view of the catholic vs protestant and all the economics behind. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 It's excellent all the way through. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Finally got to Franklin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swt61 Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 9 hours ago, blessingx said: Finally got to Franklin. Got my house cleaning done early this morning, so I decided to give this a go. Thanks Ric, I really enjoyed it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 (edited) Severance (AppleTV) - halfway through finished season 1 Looking forward to season 2 in January '25 Edited August 31 by jpelg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 Shrinking (AppleTV) - season 1 Season 2 coming in October '24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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