I thought I'd start a new thread for TV series with the change of seasons.
What shows are you watching or re-watching at the moment?
For me: anime adaptation of Emma: A Victorian Romance (https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Vol-5-Kaoru-Mori/dp/0316304476/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J3SWBUKEZOVI&keywords=emma%3A+a+victorian+romance&qid=1698633804&rnid=283155&s=books&sprefix=emma+a+victorian+romance%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-1) by Karol Mori on YouTube.
The manga print series was a best seller in Japan and is available in English translation. (I read and own the omnibus editions of the full series in 5 volumes)
In 2021, "Emma: A Victorian Romance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpcCcYoEJmE)" was re-released on Blu-ray with an authentic British English dub. I'm grateful to find the complete series available online!
Right now on Netflix:
Glow: About a group of 80's era women wrestlers.
Valeria: A Spanish-language version of Sex And The City to work on my language skills. I watch it once with English subtitles, then a second time with Spanish subtitles.
I watched Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix over the last couple of weeks. It is a modern gothic horror (limited) series loosely based on various Edgar Allen Poe stories. It took a few episodes to get into it, but from there it is pretty good. It is probably not for everyone, but I would recommend it if you can handle the gore.
B+
Currently rewatching Warehouse 13. It's a sci-fi series from about 10 years ago in which objects can become infused with the emotions or experiences of the original owner, and then thereafter they give whoever uses them some kind of magic ability. This is almost always dangerous and bad news in some way, so Warehouse 13 was established in nowhere, South Dakota to keep these artifacts out of circulation. Two of the main characters were recruited from the Secret Service to become Warehouse agents, and travel all over to find these dangerous objects (called artifacts) and bring them to the Warehouse to store them safely. It's a fun, interesting, intelligent show, and so far it's holding up over time.
We have been watching Designing Women for our comedy and alternating seasons between Prison Break, Damages, and His Dark Materials for our main event. I think I have seen all of DW and PB and the first few seasons of Damages, but we had only read HDM and seen a few episodes while on a trip.
Before these, we watched The Last of Us, Lost, and I forget what else right now.
In addition to what we have viewed recently, we also liked Warehouse 13, which I think we found out about here on the fora.
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on October 30, 2023, 08:13:26 AMI watched Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix over the last couple of weeks. It is a modern gothic horror (limited) series loosely based on various Edgar Allen Poe stories. It took a few episodes to get into it, but from there it is pretty good. It is probably not for everyone, but I would recommend it if you can handle the gore.
B+
And I would recommend the three others by this group: Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. All creepy, and the reimaginings are interesting.
I will definitely watch this: https://www.vox.com/culture/23942170/the-curse-review-explained-fielder-safdie-stone
I've started rewatching "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." It's criminal that we only got one season.
We are still on the same TV series that I mentioned upthread but have seen a couple others here and there. I've been watching The Mindy Project and am really enjoying it. I don't know why I avoided it for so long, but the cast works well together, and it's pretty funny at times. We watched Daisy Jones and the Six a couple weeks ago, and it's just 10 episodes but very entertaining. I thought it was well done, though it didn't quite capture some of the character development of the book (hard to do in so few episodes), and some choices were made in adapting it that I didn't particularly agree with. Still, it was very good, and I found the band to be believable. It's surprising that some of them had never played instruments before (and that the actress who plays Daisy had never really done any singing before). Finally, we just started watching The Expanse yesterday. We're only on episode 2 since we're just watching here and there as we get time while we have a guest here.
I've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 02:55:35 PMI've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
I've seen this series twice now and loved it both times. There are some storylines that are better and others that are not as good (and there are some that seemingly disappear after some big buildup!), but I think they do a good job of portraying complex relationship dynamics and dealing with some tough backgrounds and experiences. Totally agree about the cast! There are also definitely some fan favorites and whatever the opposite of that is. I got my husband to watch it with me the last time, and he also really thought it was well done. If you do end up watching more, please report back with your thoughts!
Quote from: ab_grp on December 21, 2023, 03:39:16 PMQuote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 02:55:35 PMI've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
I've seen this series twice now and loved it both times. There are some storylines that are better and others that are not as good (and there are some that seemingly disappear after some big buildup!), but I think they do a good job of portraying complex relationship dynamics and dealing with some tough backgrounds and experiences. Totally agree about the cast! There are also definitely some fan favorites and whatever the opposite of that is. I got my husband to watch it with me the last time, and he also really thought it was well done. If you do end up watching more, please report back with your thoughts!
I'll stick with it then
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 09:05:09 PMQuote from: ab_grp on December 21, 2023, 03:39:16 PMQuote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 02:55:35 PMI've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
I've seen this series twice now and loved it both times. There are some storylines that are better and others that are not as good (and there are some that seemingly disappear after some big buildup!), but I think they do a good job of portraying complex relationship dynamics and dealing with some tough backgrounds and experiences. Totally agree about the cast! There are also definitely some fan favorites and whatever the opposite of that is. I got my husband to watch it with me the last time, and he also really thought it was well done. If you do end up watching more, please report back with your thoughts!
I'll stick with it then
I mentioned this to my husband, and he stressed that you shouldn't get swayed by anything stupid that happens in season 2. That season was also shortened by a few episodes because of a writers' strike. Going back through season recaps, I was surprised at how much happens in each season and how mistaken I was about when certain things unfold. It makes me want to watch it again! We might watch the movie, though I can't really picture Billy Bob Thornton in the role of Coach Taylor. I guess the book and movie are both focused more on the football and politics than the kids, but the kids (well, "kids") are so integral to the show!
Barry with Bill Hader, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Anthony Carrigan, and Sarah Goldberg as principals.
It is one crazy limited edition series. Wife and I were crazy and crazed by it. Highly recommend.
Quote from: ab_grp on December 22, 2023, 02:11:12 PMQuote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 09:05:09 PMQuote from: ab_grp on December 21, 2023, 03:39:16 PMQuote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 02:55:35 PMI've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
I've seen this series twice now and loved it both times. There are some storylines that are better and others that are not as good (and there are some that seemingly disappear after some big buildup!), but I think they do a good job of portraying complex relationship dynamics and dealing with some tough backgrounds and experiences. Totally agree about the cast! There are also definitely some fan favorites and whatever the opposite of that is. I got my husband to watch it with me the last time, and he also really thought it was well done. If you do end up watching more, please report back with your thoughts!
I'll stick with it then
I mentioned this to my husband, and he stressed that you shouldn't get swayed by anything stupid that happens in season 2. That season was also shortened by a few episodes because of a writers' strike. Going back through season recaps, I was surprised at how much happens in each season and how mistaken I was about when certain things unfold. It makes me want to watch it again! We might watch the movie, though I can't really picture Billy Bob Thornton in the role of Coach Taylor. I guess the book and movie are both focused more on the football and politics than the kids, but the kids (well, "kids") are so integral to the show!
Ok no worries - I did read that there are some silly plot points in season 2, but I won't let it turn me off from the rest of the series.
Quote from: Wahoo Redux on December 22, 2023, 05:07:01 PMBarry with Bill Hader, Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Anthony Carrigan, and Sarah Goldberg as principals.
It is one crazy limited edition series. Wife and I were crazy and crazed by it. Highly recommend.
Another vote for
Barry as well. Brilliant!
Fargo is the best series on tv. The current season with Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Hamm is just superb.
Beef is also pretty damn engaging.
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on December 21, 2023, 02:55:35 PMI've been watching the first season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix. In some ways it is pretty generic network TV: the high schoolers are mostly played by models in their mid-20s and you see every twist and turn coming from a mile away. But it is very well shot, the cast is great (several of the actors went on to have impressive careers), and it tugs at the heartstrings without being melodramatic. Overall, I have enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'll stick with it beyond season one.
B+
I watched it when it was still airing (though I started at the beginning when the series was in its 4th season). The pilot absolutely stunned me, though I can see why it might not so many years later. It's a bit uneven, but I did really like it overall.
I watched the final season of The Crown. I also LOVE Slow Horses on Apple TV though I haven't yet watched the most recent season. The books it's based on are also quite good. I also really liked The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) and Bosch: Legacy (Amazon), both based on Michael Connelly books.
Quote from: jimbogumbo on December 23, 2023, 11:01:06 AMFargo is the best series on tv. The current season with Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Hamm is just superb.
I'll watch anything that Noah Hawley makes. I haven't seen the current season of Fargo, but the others were fantastic. Also, "Legion" was the best Marvel show that no one seems to talk about. Heck, I even liked his "Unusuals," which was a police procedural.
Working on my language skills to prepape for a trip to France.
Am watching a silly show called The Hookup Plan in French. I first watch it in French, with English subtitles, to make sure I know what is going on. Then I watch it again with French subtitles to try and match words with what they are saying.
Learning a lot of swear words. So those will come in handy.
Ciao_yall, where do you find The Hookup Plan?
Quote from: jimbogumbo on December 23, 2023, 11:01:06 AMFargo is the best series on tv. The current season with Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Hamm is just superb.
We ran aground in Season 4 of Fargo, but heard great things about Season 5 and have loved the three episodes we have watched so far.
I also unearthed and enjoyed some old Hulu series including Fosse/Verdon and Feud (the first season is about the feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis)
Quote from: Hegemony on January 03, 2024, 09:19:00 PMCiao_yall, where do you find The Hookup Plan?
Netflix. (https://www.netflix.com/title/80190086)
Quote from: onthefringe on January 04, 2024, 05:41:03 AMQuote from: jimbogumbo on December 23, 2023, 11:01:06 AMFargo is the best series on tv. The current season with Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John Hamm is just superb.
We ran aground in Season 4 of Fargo, but heard great things about Season 5 and have loved the three episodes we have watched so far.
I also unearthed and enjoyed some old Hulu series including Fosse/Verdon and Feud (the first season is about the feud between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis)
Same here! Season 5 is great!
Does anyone watch shows on Amazon Prime? We have been having trouble with a delay or non-sync between audio and visual, and googling has not led to any solutions that worked. When we watch on our computers or tablet, no problem. When we watch on our main Toshiba TV (which is about 7 yrs old) or our little Fire TV (which is an Amazon product!), whether we watch through Roku, a multiformat player, or directly, no luck. If we pause the show and return to it, it re-syncs, but that is kind of a pain to do throughout. I have tried casting to the TV, and so has my husband, but it keeps saying something about only purchased material can be casted (so not the free stuff?), which seems odd. Next we will try plugging the actual ethernet cable directly to the Fire TV (doesn't seem to do anything with the Toshiba), but I use that as a secondary monitor and don't really want to have to keep moving it back and forth (first-world problems). I figure we must be missing something obvious, because everyone can't be just watching on their computers, and I don't see as much complaining as I would expect to see. I am going to cross-post this over to the movies thread but thought I would check here as well. Thanks for any ideas!
I'm looking forward to the season 4 premieres of "Miss Scarlet and the Duke (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/miss-scarlet-and-the-duke/specialfeatures/)" and "All Creatures Great and Small (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/all-creatures-great-and-small/specialfeatures/)" on PBS this Sunday (1/7).
Check your local PBS station listings!
Quote from: ab_grp on January 05, 2024, 04:13:06 PMDoes anyone watch shows on Amazon Prime? We have been having trouble with a delay or non-sync between audio and visual, and googling has not led to any solutions that worked. When we watch on our computers or tablet, no problem. When we watch on our main Toshiba TV (which is about 7 yrs old) or our little Fire TV (which is an Amazon product!), whether we watch through Roku, a multiformat player, or directly, no luck. If we pause the show and return to it, it re-syncs, but that is kind of a pain to do throughout. I have tried casting to the TV, and so has my husband, but it keeps saying something about only purchased material can be casted (so not the free stuff?), which seems odd. Next we will try plugging the actual ethernet cable directly to the Fire TV (doesn't seem to do anything with the Toshiba), but I use that as a secondary monitor and don't really want to have to keep moving it back and forth (first-world problems). I figure we must be missing something obvious, because everyone can't be just watching on their computers, and I don't see as much complaining as I would expect to see. I am going to cross-post this over to the movies thread but thought I would check here as well. Thanks for any ideas!
Gosh, that's bizarre. I watch Prime on my TV (an old something-or-other) and I've never had any problems. I'm sorry I don't know what the suggest. I suppose you've tried googling the problem?
Quote from: Hegemony on January 10, 2024, 03:46:45 AMQuote from: ab_grp on January 05, 2024, 04:13:06 PMDoes anyone watch shows on Amazon Prime? We have been having trouble with a delay or non-sync between audio and visual, and googling has not led to any solutions that worked. When we watch on our computers or tablet, no problem. When we watch on our main Toshiba TV (which is about 7 yrs old) or our little Fire TV (which is an Amazon product!), whether we watch through Roku, a multiformat player, or directly, no luck. If we pause the show and return to it, it re-syncs, but that is kind of a pain to do throughout. I have tried casting to the TV, and so has my husband, but it keeps saying something about only purchased material can be casted (so not the free stuff?), which seems odd. Next we will try plugging the actual ethernet cable directly to the Fire TV (doesn't seem to do anything with the Toshiba), but I use that as a secondary monitor and don't really want to have to keep moving it back and forth (first-world problems). I figure we must be missing something obvious, because everyone can't be just watching on their computers, and I don't see as much complaining as I would expect to see. I am going to cross-post this over to the movies thread but thought I would check here as well. Thanks for any ideas!
Gosh, that's bizarre. I watch Prime on my TV (an old something-or-other) and I've never had any problems. I'm sorry I don't know what the suggest. I suppose you've tried googling the problem?
We have sometimes had issues. Husband plays with the settings and it fixes it. I don't know what he does.
Hegemony Have you started watching
Plan Coeur? I'm super addicted.
Hegemony, thanks, it's helpful to hear that you haven't had any issues! We have tried the solutions we've found through googling, but they haven't panned out yet. Maybe there are better keywords we could use. It always starts out fine, but then the delay starts at some point and keeps growing. We did managed to watch a movie this weekend on my Fire TV with the ethernet plugged in directly and did not have that problem, so maybe it has to do with our wifi.
Ciao_yall, if you get a chance to check with your husband, I'd be grateful for any possibilities to follow up on!
We recently finished two shows. First was our comedy, Designing Women, which started out very well but got pretty dumb toward the end, so we were not too sad to finish that one up (especially my husband). Now we are watching Sports Night in its place.
For serious shows, we finished His Dark Materials, which we both thought was very good. The books may have a bit more detail, but I ended up feeling for the characters as much in this adaptation. The two main child/teen stars (Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson) were both very good in general and as their characters (Lyra and Will). Ruth Wilson is always fun to watch (I mainly know her from Luther). Now we still have final seasons of Damages, Prison Break, then onto a new triad of serious shows.
Since we had luck with streaming the movie on Prime, we started watching more of the The Expanse at breakfast and lunch when my husband is here. I didn't take to all the actors at first (just didn't match the characters as I had envisioned them), but they are starting to grow on me. Sadly, despite having read the first however many books (5 or 6? have to check reading thread), it is still hard for me to follow at times! There is just so much going on, so many people and factions involved. But we are almost done season 2 and are enjoying it.
We finished Damages, and I finished Mozart in the Jungle. The former had some really good seasons and was a pretty intense thriller at times. I thought it ended reasonably well after becoming slightly dumb at times. The battle between the two main characters got to be a bit much. We just have one more Prison Break episode to watch on Sunday after the movie weekend, and then we are on a new triplet of shows.
As for the latter, I had heard good things about it when it came out but had stayed away. I guess it sounded a bit more artsy than I usually find appealing, and it was at times a bit on that side. But I really ended up looking forward to watching more. It's about the NY Symphony and the musicians and conductors that work there, primarily. Various story lines focus on personal relationships, professional relationships and rivalries, and the work of an orchestra. The music was wonderful, the characters were interesting to get to know, and there was just something about the feel of it that I loved. It was at times funny, sad, moving, dramatic, and the actors did a great job with the characters. I will probably watch it again at some point. I'm watching Northern Exposure in that slot now since that's free on Prime. It's another that I had heard a lot of raves about but had never watched. Cute so far!
Mr. Larimar and I are watching the first season of the next-generation Quantum Leap. He checked the blu-ray set out of the library. It's pretty good. I like the characters, and the pacing has been good. Viewers find out what's going on little by little as the main character Ben slowly regains his memory and the mysterious Janice drops more clues about why Ben stepped into the time travel machine without telling anyone his plan, and why he made a plan with Janice and not his own team. I don't think I'd want to time travel the way Ben is doing, though, inhabiting the life of someone in the past. I do like that the way out of a "leap" into someone else's life is to fix something that went badly wrong around that person in the past. Each episode Ben has to figure out what that is and what to do about it.
Quote from: Larimar on February 10, 2024, 03:43:55 AMMr. Larimar and I are watching the first season of the next-generation Quantum Leap. He checked the blu-ray set out of the library. It's pretty good. I like the characters, and the pacing has been good. Viewers find out what's going on little by little as the main character Ben slowly regains his memory and the mysterious Janice drops more clues about why Ben stepped into the time travel machine without telling anyone his plan, and why he made a plan with Janice and not his own team. I don't think I'd want to time travel the way Ben is doing, though, inhabiting the life of someone in the past. I do like that the way out of a "leap" into someone else's life is to fix something that went badly wrong around that person in the past. Each episode Ben has to figure out what that is and what to do about it.
As a massive fan of the original, I have found that the second season of the revival has found its footing a little more. I'm less interested in project drama (esp the stunt casting of Susan Diol) than I am with the heart of Ben's leaps. The 2nd season gives Ben more to work with in a way I really like
I also think it's weird that they initially tried so hard to connect the show to the original, while also retconning so much of the original mythology. I just wish they'd make the period scenes look less 2024 sound stage.
Monsieur Spade (https://www.amc.com/shows/monsieur-spade--1063912) on AMC. Oh, so stylish and noir.
Quote from: RatGuy on February 10, 2024, 06:10:09 AMQuote from: Larimar on February 10, 2024, 03:43:55 AMMr. Larimar and I are watching the first season of the next-generation Quantum Leap. He checked the blu-ray set out of the library. It's pretty good. I like the characters, and the pacing has been good. Viewers find out what's going on little by little as the main character Ben slowly regains his memory and the mysterious Janice drops more clues about why Ben stepped into the time travel machine without telling anyone his plan, and why he made a plan with Janice and not his own team. I don't think I'd want to time travel the way Ben is doing, though, inhabiting the life of someone in the past. I do like that the way out of a "leap" into someone else's life is to fix something that went badly wrong around that person in the past. Each episode Ben has to figure out what that is and what to do about it.
As a massive fan of the original, I have found that the second season of the revival has found its footing a little more. I'm less interested in project drama (esp the stunt casting of Susan Diol) than I am with the heart of Ben's leaps. The 2nd season gives Ben more to work with in a way I really like
Cool! I look forward to it.
I watched "Miss Scarlet and the Duke" Season 4 finale on PBS last night. (Quick checks on the Super Bowl scores during the breaks and trailers for upcoming PBS shows) It ended with Eliza's move back into her dad's old office space and her own name painted over the door on the street level.
It's not been announced if there will be a Season 5.
Not exactly a TV series, but I was happy to see Jon Stewart on the Daily Show yesterday. The show was almost an hour long, with the typical Stewart zing, despite the more than a decade long absence.
We finished Prison Break the other night. They really should have stopped after season 4 and not done season 5. It was somewhat confusing, because season 4 supposedly had 24 eps, but we only had 22 on discs. We also had a season 5 set and a TV movie, The Final Break. After starting season 5, I googled and found out that the TV movie was actually the final 2 eps of season 4, so we went back to watch that. Yikes. There are so many plot holes and storylines that just never get mentioned again, let alone resolved! It's a shame because the show started off really well, and even though later seasons were not as good as the first the characters were still people to root for (for the most part). It's sometimes clear when shows have been in cancellation territory and have made attempts to wrap things up but then have to extend the story. There was an ep in season 4 that wrapped things up very well, and it should have stayed there.
For the new triad, we are starting with Succession, trying to be a little bit more current. The eps are longer, so we're only a few in at this point, but it's pretty intriguing! Not a lot of likeable folks on this one. It seems to be about a media mogul's family and who will take over his mogulship. I'm hoping to finish it before reading spoilers. I've managed to avoid them so far!
Quote from: Langue_doc on February 13, 2024, 07:41:32 AMNot exactly a TV series, but I was happy to see Jon Stewart on the Daily Show yesterday. The show was almost an hour long, with the typical Stewart zing, despite the more than a decade long absence.
The DVR only recorded the first half (darn computerized things) and I didn't feel like looking for the second half online. So I am hoping to catch the moment of Zen.
We're four or five episodes into the new season of True Detective. So far it has been great. The actors are terrific all around and it is especially nice to see Jodie Foster in top form. There are probably half a dozen or so episodes to go, so we'll see if it holds up, but for now I have nothing but good things to say.
Finished season 5 of Fargo — probably my second favorite season.
Working our way through Better Call Saul, which is outstanding. Wondering if we might engage better with Breaking Bad after watching it? (we bounced hard off Breaking Bad during COVID).
Glad Abbott Elementary is back.
Embarked on a second watch of Derry Girls which we love (and which is the only show in existence that gets fringehusband to voluntarily turn on the subtitles).
Started the 2nd season of "Emma: A Victorian Romance" on YouTube last night.
Jon Stewart is back on The Daily Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We finished The Expanse yesterday and both thought it was very good. It sounds as though Season 6 was the end for good, unfortunately. It left some storylines unresolved, but I think it was at a reasonable stopping point. There are some differences between the books and the show, but overall it kept to it pretty faithfully. One big difference, I think, was the emergence of some characters in the show who played more minor roles in the books. I thought that one really stole the show, and I would have voted for them to be ruler of the universe. I hadn't realized that one of the main actors got in trouble and ended up being written out of the show, so that storyline changed a bit from the books. Now in place of that show we are watching the new series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. I've read that it's boring, and we've only just started, but so far so good.
I watched "All Creatures Great and Small" season 4 finale last night. With the war going, Darrowby's Christmas celebration has a different feel. The Skeldale House residents celebrate at the Drovers. James does make it home and gets to see his newborn son.
No announcement about season 5 for the show. Sigh.
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on February 14, 2024, 03:03:06 PMWe're four or five episodes into the new season of True Detective. So far it has been great. The actors are terrific all around and it is especially nice to see Jodie Foster in top form. There are probably half a dozen or so episodes to go, so we'll see if it holds up, but for now I have nothing but good things to say.
Apparently there was only one episode to go - and we watched it last night. I liked it a lot (the final episode and the season as a whole). My wife was less enthusiastic, so YMMV.
Finally watched the HBO Chernobyl. Engrossing if very grim. The casting is amazing when you look at the actual people involved----not typical of American casting. Highly recommend.
We watched From, on Amazon/MGM+. It is sort of like The Walking Dead and, like that show, the first season was quite good, but the second not so much. I don't think we'll tune in for a third season if there is one.
Last night I watched the first two (of six) episodes of We Own This City, from many of the minds behind The Wire - which I love. So far, so good.
Quote from: Wahoo Redux on March 17, 2024, 09:40:42 AMFinally watched the HBO Chernobyl. Engrossing if very grim. The casting is amazing when you look at the actual people involved----not typical of American casting. Highly recommend.
Totally agree, this was amazing!
We finished season 1 of
Doctor Who (2005- series). I had been avoiding it. I have vague memories of my dad watching it when I was a kid, but I thought it was creepy and weird. I still think it is, but I have to admit that it has grown on me a bit, and I am interested to see what the next doctor (David Tennant) does with the role. Christopher Eccleston was great in
The Leftovers but was just way too much of a muppet in this. I read about why he left the show, though, and he seems like a good person, so I hate to say that. The Daleks are my favorite so far.
Speaking of Doctors, several in that role and others from the show were in another recent season 1 we watched,
Broadchurch. I had seen it before but was bowled over by it again, and my husband was as well. That one is about a small town in the UK where there has been a murder of a young boy. The local detective involved knows everyone in the town, and the lead detective assigned to the case is an outsider, so they have different perspectives and very different ways of going about the investigation. It is a very sad story, and the acting is pretty incredible. But back to overlap with Doctor Who, this show has David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Olivia Colman in it, at the least.
Now we are watching seasons 1 of
Homicide and
Mr. Robot. I have seen the latter but don't remember much about it.
"Silk" on Kanopy
Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones are two barristers in a prominent London law firm.
I remember watching the 1st season on "Masterpiece" on PBS. I didn't know there were 2 more seasons of the show but they didn't broadcast here in the US.
I've spotted some familiar faces from other British contemporary and historical drama shows!
Hmmmm... us old-time Gen X PBS-watching Who fans mostly (near as I can figure) just think that the 21st century reboot is just not nearly as good as the classic era Who, say Doctors 3,4, and 5.
I watched the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, including the final episode, over the last couple of weeks. It was a lot of fun and ended on the right note. It also gave Seinfeld the send off that show deserved. As a long-time fan of both shows, I was actually a little moved.
LD is a comedy legend, Curb is one of the GOAT shows, and the finale was pretty pretty pretty good.
Quote from: ab_grp on March 17, 2024, 10:06:48 AMI am interested to see what the next doctor (David Tennant) does with the role.
Some people hold that one of the David Tennant episodes, "Blink," is the best single episode of any TV show. I'd agree that it is certainly the best single science fiction episode of any TV show. Of course maybe I'm overselling it. But see what you think.
Quote from: Hegemony on April 22, 2024, 11:15:44 PMQuote from: ab_grp on March 17, 2024, 10:06:48 AMI am interested to see what the next doctor (David Tennant) does with the role.
Some people hold that one of the David Tennant episodes, "Blink," is the best single episode of any TV show. I'd agree that it is certainly the best single science fiction episode of any TV show. Of course maybe I'm overselling it. But see what you think.
Okay, I have to say that I am now looking forward to season three and that episode! It's rated 9.8 on IMDB. "The Girl in the Fireplace" has been a favorite so far. Thanks for the info!
Quote from: Sun_Worshiper on April 22, 2024, 04:12:32 PMI watched the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, including the final episode, over the last couple of weeks. It was a lot of fun and ended on the right note. It also gave Seinfeld the send off that show deserved. As a long-time fan of both shows, I was actually a little moved.
LD is a comedy legend, Curb is one of the GOAT shows, and the finale was pretty pretty pretty good.
Can't wait to watch this season! Sounds great.
We have finished a few other series and seasons, so I will recap. We liked season 1 of Homicide a lot. My friend likes that show better than The Wire, but I do not (yet?) agree. Still, very good. Succession season 2 was also awesome. That family and surrounding factions are just so awful, but it's all portrayed so well. I really enjoy all the betrayal and scheming that goes on. As I think I mentioned above, we are in season 2 of Dr. Who now.
We finished all of Mr. Robot. That was an excellent series. It's very clever, intense, and makes good use of music. I wasn't quite sure how it was going to end up, but I thought they wrapped it up pretty well, and the acting was great throughout. I'm not sure if I said what it's about, but without giving too much away, it's focused to a large extent on the hacking of a major corporation and the after effects for the perps, corporation, and society. There are a bunch of groups with warring interests that must try to come out on top. Some of the episodes were pretty amazing. After Mr. Robot we watched Fallout season 1. I am not really into video games, but I would give this very high marks. Like Mr. Robot in some ways, it makes good use of music and is very clever. The characters and acting really drew me in, and I really didn't want it to end. Looking forward to season 2! Now in place of that one we are watching Person of Interest, which was created by the same folks as Fallout and focuses on cybersurveillance, so also has some overlap with Mr. Robot in a broad sense. Pretty good so far!
Sorry, I realize that I did not say what Fallout is about. As you might guess from the title, it's a dystopian tale involving nuclear war. So far, a lot of it has focused on what happened after the bombs fell, as much of it takes place 300 or so years later. People fared quite differently given their circumstances. We also find out more about what happened prior to the bombs that sheds some light on these outcomes. The casting is great. Lots of lesser known actors are really fantastic in their roles, and Walton Goggins just always hits it out of the park IMO. It really funny and endearing at times as well as being a fun action/sci-fi show.
ab_grp: how are you seeing Homicide? I didn't think it was streaming anywhere. It was a favorite of mine.
Quote from: jimbogumbo on April 26, 2024, 11:16:28 AMab_grp: how are you seeing Homicide? I didn't think it was streaming anywhere. It was a favorite of mine.
Sorry, that's one of the series we're watching on DVD (plus
Succession, Doctor Who currently). The recent streaming ones (on Amazon Prime) were
Mr. Robot, Fallout, Person of Interest.