What is the last Television series you watched?

[Edmilson 7,367]

1 hour ago, woj said:

 Lost in Space (Netflix) 

 

 

I really liked the 2018 Lost in Space, nothing remarkable, but still a pretty funny and charismatic sci-fi series, and with a great orchestral score by Lennertz. I'm waiting for Season 2 now.

[Wojo 2,453]

It was pretty predictable but still enjoyable. I like adventurous sci-fi like that. 

[Quintus 5,399]

Would I enjoy it? I like light sci-fi if it's not too nerdy.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Only sci-fi that appeals to jocks and manly men.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Star Trek is all you need!

[Wojo 2,453]

When Star Trek is all you have, you'll realize it's not enough. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Thats why i've been watching MCU films almost exclusively for months.

[A24 4,323]

10 hours ago, woj said:

When Star Trek and the MCU are all you have, you'll realize it's not enough. 

 

[Wojo 2,453]

I'm done with the MCU. Endgame was a nice capper. There's nothing interesting or unique left to tell. 

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

I preferred how Infinity War ended.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

1 hour ago, Thekthithm said:

I preferred how Infinity War ended.

 

"Did you do it?"

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Yes...

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

 

[Edmilson 7,367]

Latest episodes from The Good Place were really great!

 

S4 indeed started out slow, but it got better from E4 onwards. The series managed to return to its unpredictable scripts that were a hallmark of its first two seasons, with an accelerated plot and a great cliffhanger for next week's midseason finale.

 

I'm just finding rather odd the experience of watching one episode every week. I just binged the first 3 seasons last month, so when there were a cliffhanger, I just clicked on the next ep. Now I have to wait a whole week . I still don't know how this show ended up on NBC, and not on a streaming platform.

[bollemanneke 3,334]

The Simpsons season 30. Damn, Marge's voice sounds off!

[Sweeping Strings 2,342]

First episode of the BBC adap of The War Of The Worlds, last night. 

 

Ehh ... the effects were good and Eleanor Tomlinson is very easy on the eye, but the typical BBC 'making it *relevant* for a modern audience' crowbarred-in shit grated somewhat. I'll persevere, but I suspect the closest period-accurate adaptation of Wells' novel will remain the Jeff Wayne album.     

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

It's shit

[Jay 37,249]

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 14x08 Paddy's Has A Jumper

 

Weak sauce.  Felt like a half-baked script that only got filmed cause they needed to make 10 episodes and this was the best they had.  At least Frank was funny and the prior 7 episodes before this were all good.

 

 

 

The Good Place 4x08 The Funerals to End All Funerals

 

Very interesting episode, I knew it was too good to be true that they would fail the experiment and the judge would rule in their favor anyway, but didn't expect that as a result she planned to wipe out all of humanity and start over.  I have no idea how Chidi is supposed to solve that last week, will he really be able to overcome his decision making problems with literally the fate of literally the world on his hands, and with almost no time to do it?  Pretty interesting.  The funerals were fun and Disco Janet was amazing.

 

 

 

Saturday Night Live 45x06 Harry Styles / Harry Styles

 

Meh

[theMaestraX 106]

The CROWN Season 3 - Enthralling, just like the real thing!

[Jay 37,249]

Mr. Robot 4x07 407 Proxy Authentication Required

 

Wow, what a game changer.  I don't think I really realized the impact of the huge reveal right away, but after thinking about how many past scenes (especially flashbacks) this re-contextualized, it all makes so much sense.  And is so heartbreaking.  Wow.

[Jay 37,249]

Silicon Valley 6x04 Maximizing Alphaness

 

WTF is this shit?  This has to be one of the worst episodes of the show.  Do they even remember this is supposed to be a comedy show any more?  So much plot and random character moments this show.  With 4 episodes remaining in the entire run, they suddenly decide to circle back to Jared being adopted just to reveal his birth parents were garbage monsters?  What is the point of bringing Jared down to his lowest point, in life and career, this season?  What was the point of Gilfoyle's scenes with the old guy?  Felt like we got acts 1 and 2 of a story there but not the third.  Why is Richard punching his former boss treated like it was the right way to lead?  How is Hooli allowed to legalize prostitution in the Foxhole app?  WTF is this shit?

 

Three more eps till its all over...

[Quintus 5,399]

The first two episodes of the very long awaited return of Rick & Morty. Although well reviewed and seemingly loved by online commentators, I found the first one to be just okay. This worried me. Like, I was actually concerned that - as what happens to many TV shows which come back after a protracted hiatus - the writing had gone off the boil.

 

Epi 2 last night though, well it set me straight. One of the best instalments out of the lot and absolutely classic Rick and Morty from beginning to end. Ama gonna watch it again now, just to catch the gags and detail I missed. It's definitely back, wubba lubba dub dub!

[Marian Schedenig 8,153]

11 minutes ago, Quintus said:

The first two episodes of the very long awaited return of Rick & Morty.

 

I wanted to watch those, then I realised they're not on Netflix yet. So I finally caught of with  BoJack Horseman instead.

[Jay 37,249]

Protracted hiatus?

 

There was 14 months off between seasons 1 and 2, 18 months off between seasons 2 and 3, and 25 months off between seasons 3 and 4, which is't THAT much longer than the previous hiatus.

[Quintus 5,399]

Trust me, to R&M fans it's felt like an eternity. It was a meme in that community. 

 

56 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

I wanted to watch those, then I realised they're not on Netflix yet. 

 

Are you otherwise up to date with it prior to this season?

[Marian Schedenig 8,153]

4 hours ago, Quintus said:

Are you otherwise up to date with it prior to this season?

 

I've seen the three seasons that are on Netflix.

[Arpy 4,145]

Finally caught the first two episodes of The Mandalorian and it's a mixed bag. A mixed bag of charming elements, some old Star Wars elements, fan service and dull stories.

 

The score is on and off, sometimes it's great, other times it's bizarre noodling. The Mandalorian theme and its several parts are well utilized and I can imagine the many variations that will pop up in future episodes. 

 

Anyone else felt each episode was over too soon? I was left wandering each episode 'Oh, that's all? Then it goes into the end credits that make it really feel like the episode was five minutes long and all the images recap the things we just saw to rub it in!

 

One thing that I think caught me was how similar the protagonist is to Boba Fett and how many of the elements from ESB they could steal - like, the idea in this show of a Mandolorian with Carbon Freezed bounties, in a ship that's reminiscent of the Slave 1 - that's Disney saying 'Yeah, that's bounty hunting, you know, like everybody's favorite character Boba Fett...'

 

Overall I thought the visuals were nice (some of the space shots and CG were similar to those from The Phantom Menace - when a ship does a fly-by and the camera pans with it) although I'm left wanting more and feeling like I've been left high and dry. The tone is a bit jarring to me still when you have a gritty no-nonsense bounty hunter, who murders people, then going out into the street and seeing gonk droids, astromech droids, aliens etc. 

 

I don't know, I just don't feel any impulse to watch this show with how it's going, but two episodes is too early to tell I guess.

 

Spoilers?

Spoiler

• The flashback scene whilst the armor is being made was shit. It didn't work, nor did it evoke any sense of wonder of who this character was. Something about the way it was edited and the visuals just threw me off.
• No Force theme for the baby Yoda scene? What? A missed opportunity for sure.

 

 

 

[Quintus 5,399]

35 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

I've seen the three seasons that are on Netflix.

 

At last, I'm not the only one here who's a fan (or who at least talks about the show).

[Marian Schedenig 8,153]

It's schwifty!

[Disco Stu 15,495]

We’re just about done with season 3 of The Crown and very much enjoying it.  The worst thing is the score, though.  It’s inappropriate and ill-judged sometimes in a very distracting manner.

[A24 4,323]

I'm currently watching it. Luckily the quality is still there, even though Claire Foy was more easy on the eyes. It's funny how the Aberfan disaster episode, my least favorite so far, gets the highest score on IMDb. 

[Arpy 4,145]

The score for The Crown is very much in the vein of Zimmer and Balfe, and in season 3 they pull out all the tricks so that moments like when a plane is escorting The Queen, it can sometimes feel like Bane might throw her out of the airlock.

[A24 4,323]

Yes, I even find the similarities with 'Time' a bit distracting.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Like I said, Zimmer is the most influential film composer of all time.

[Arpy 4,145]

I did, however, think that the score for the first couple of episodes was unusually restrained, and the sombre horn figures for the funeral scenes had echoes of some older Williams scores, but then a scene or two later it's back to synths and the usual propulsive ostinato-driven music that yanks you out of the 60s and into the 2010s again.

[A24 4,323]

Loved the Charles Dance episode (Coup) yesterday.

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

who does he play?

 

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

The Queen's Hand?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Interesting...

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/imelda-staunton-talks-follow-olivia-colman-as-queen-crown-1257218?__twitter_impression=true

[A24 4,323]

2 hours ago, Stefancos said:

who does he play?

 

 

 Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Defence Staff.

 

[Quintus 5,399]

That whole pulsating synth style of underscore is really distracting and off putting to me. I'd been gearing up to potentially try The Crown, too.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

It helps it become more modern and realistic and relatable. 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,488]

4 hours ago, Stefancos said:

who does he play?

 

 

1 hour ago, Alexcremers said:

 

 Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Defence Staff.

 

 

Not for long 

[A24 4,323]

12 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

 

 

Not for long 

 

Indeed.

[Edmilson 7,367]

Tbh, The Crown is a show that never interested to me much, although I've never been the greatest fan of these "based on a true story" historical dramas about monarchies, dukes, princeses, etc. Haven't got around watching movies like The Favorite.

 

They don't have dragons, ice zombies, wizardry, mithological beasts, or spaceships and lightsabers, lol.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Helena Bumcrack Carter is really stealing this show

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Josh O'Connor, who plays Charles, has really impressed me.  Good actor.

[Quintus 5,399]

2 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Tbh, The Crown is a show that never interested to me much, although I've never been the greatest fan of these "based on a true story" historical dramas about monarchies, dukes, princeses, etc. 

 

 

Bearing in mind that in this case it's very loosely based on a true story. Sort of the Braveheart version of Liz II.

[Jay 37,249]

I've never seen The Crown, but my wife watches it, and I caught some of it the other day.  I was curious about it, since Olivia Colman is great, but from what I saw, she was barely in it, it was mostly about some mining accident and a whole bunch of other people talking about it, I saw her in like one scene.  Is the queen not even the main character?  Or was this just an usual episode?