A24 4,997 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Jay said: You ain't kidding, Alex! We've already had a fantastic season of True Detective, and coming this year we have: -Season 2 of The OA -The final season of Veep -The second season of Barry -The final season of Game of Thrones -The third season of Search Party -The second season of Mindhunter -The final season of Legion -The final season of Mr. Robot Not to mention the wildcards - His Dark Materials and Watchmen. Takes the sting out of Fargo Season 4 and Westworld Season 3 not dropping until 2020... His Dark Materials, Veep, Barry and Search Party don't ring any bells with me. Don't care for Legion. Saw the first season of Mr. Robot and my son is a bigger fan of the show than me. He told me S2 is much better though ... Looking forward to The OA Season 2, Game Of Thrones Final Season, Mindhunter Season 2, Watchmen, Big Little Lies Season 2 (to a somewhat lesser extent), ... And Deadwood The Frigging Movie!
Jay 44,752 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 His Dark Materials is a new adaptation of a three-book series, that previously had a film adaptation that covered 3/4s of book 1 called "The Golden Compass". Hopefully the new adaptation is good, I enjoyed the movie for what it was. You'd like Mr. Robot season 3 the most out of the three, it's very cinematic
Naïve Old Fart 12,509 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 There's something with Richard Gere, and Helen McCrory, on, on BBC2, next week. It looks intriguing.
Sweeping Strings 3,174 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Mother Father Son, I believe that's called.
Naïve Old Fart 12,509 Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Thanks, Sweep. I'm interested in it, for Helen McCrory, and not Gere.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,615 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 She's a goddess in my eyes!
Naïve Old Fart 12,509 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 She is great, isn't she? If you're able to, Steef, check out a couple of older TV shows, that she did: NORTH SQUARE, and IN A LAND OF PLENTY. The first is snappy, sassy, and intelligent; the second is a heartbreaking story of family life.
Sweeping Strings 3,174 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 And Peaky Blinders also. Naïve Old Fart 1
Naïve Old Fart 12,509 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 Ooh, yes. I forgot about that one. Sweeping Strings 1
Sweeping Strings 3,174 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 She's the MP heading up the public inquiry into M's handling of the fallout from the stolen hard drive in Skyfall.
FBC Director 10,575 Posted March 1, 2019 Posted March 1, 2019 She looks like she would have been cute when she was younger.
Xander Harris 8,894 Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 2:25 AM, dougie said: Is she that one with the big bug eyes? And don't stare at me, you got the bug eyes.
A24 4,997 Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 11:07 AM, Sweeping Strings said: And Peaky Blinders also. An extremely popular show in Belgium. It's why people subscribe to Netflix these days. Maybe I should give it another shot.
Jay 44,752 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 Came home from vacation behind 3 Schitt's Creeks, 2 Brooklyn 99s, 2 Modern Familys, 1 Orville, 1 John Oliver, and the entire 3rd season of Documentary Now! Last night there was already another John Oliver, and the return of Veep and Barry. And Arrested Development, The OA and Santa Clarita Diet all came back while we were gone too! How is anyone supposed to keep up with TV these days?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,615 Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Jay said: How is anyone supposed to keep up with TV these days? I actually gave up on TV. Not watching anything.
Jay 44,752 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 Neil S Bulk and I had a nice conversation about it last Monday! I think he said he stopped watching all TV except for that one
A24 4,997 Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 Just now, Stefancos said: I actually gave up on TV. Not watching anything. We shall wake you up when Disney is ready with their Star Wars TV show.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 11,615 Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 Yeah I wont be watching that. TV is dead!
A24 4,997 Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, Stefancos said: TV is dead! What about Discovery? Isn't Star Trek better than everything?
Koray Savas 2,257 Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 I’ve been rotating between episodes of Bob’s Burgers, Seinfeld, and The Office. Never seen the entire run of the latter, having stopped somewhere in Season 4.
Jay 44,752 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Posted April 8, 2019 AMC announces premiere date for The Terror season 2
A24 4,997 Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 5:49 PM, Jay said: AMC announces premiere date for The Terror season 2 Yes!
Jay 44,752 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Posted April 16, 2019 Westworld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley, and Insecure won’t be returning to HBO until 2020
Disco Stu 15,517 Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 I'm very much looking forward to this show Gentleman Jack premiering Monday night. It's written by Sally Wainwright, one of my favorite TV writers working today (she created Happy Valley, Scott & Bailey, and Last Tango in Halifax). And it stars Suranne Jones, one of the best tv actresses working today!
Jay 44,752 Posted April 19, 2019 Author Posted April 19, 2019 Wow - I literally have never heard of any of those people or shows before!
Disco Stu 15,517 Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jay said: Wow - I literally have never heard of any of those people or shows before! They're all British so unless you make a point of following British tv, like I do, you wouldn't have. However, Happy Valley is her best show and Netflix imported it to America as an Original. I highly recommend that show.
Wojo 2,458 Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 I recognize the girl who plays Yara Greyjoy but that's it.
Jim 6,125 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 4:49 PM, Jay said: AMC announces premiere date for The Terror season 2 Whaaaaa? Hmm, okay.
JoeinAR 1,955 Posted April 22, 2019 Posted April 22, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 2:58 PM, Jay said: You ain't kidding, Alex! We've already had a fantastic season of True Detective, and coming this year we have: -Season 2 of The OA -The final season of Veep -The second season of Barry -The final season of Game of Thrones -The third season of Search Party -The second season of Mindhunter -The final season of Legion -The final season of Mr. Robot Not to mention the wildcards - His Dark Materials and Watchmen. Takes the sting out of Fargo Season 4 and Westworld Season 3 not dropping until 2020... Virtually nothing there of interest.
Disco Stu 15,517 Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 Very sad. I'm glad he got his Deadwood movie made before he's too far gone. He's known since last year, apparently suspected for years prior. 'Deadwood' Creator David Milch Diagnosed With Alzheimer's
Jay 44,752 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Posted May 2, 2019 We watched the first 2 seasons. It's extremely bleak and depressing, which I'm getting sick of watching lately, and also they tried to do some world-building in season 2 and kinda failed; They just aren't good enough writers to come with a plausible explanation for everything happening in this world. When things were more vague in season 1 it held together better. Also the show is way too cyclical. Just about every episode is: Things are bad -> Things get worse -> Something good is happening! It's a ray of hope! -> Nope, things are now even worse than before. Repeat next week. It's depressing. A24 1
Disco Stu 15,517 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 I quit season 2 after 2 or 3 episodes. Life's too short.
KK 3,310 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 Indeed. Season 2 essentially felt like a massive exploitation of contemporary social and political cynicism. I pulled through to the season's end, but felt sick about the whole thing. It all reeked of misconstrued intentions.
KK 3,310 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: The book is a classic though! Of course! They should have left it as a one-off thing with the first season. 11 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: I like the photography. So do I. Though it is sometimes a little too Instagram-filter-ey for my tastes.
Jay 44,752 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Posted May 2, 2019 It's well acted, well shot, and generally well directed. The writing is just going nowhere at all
A24 4,997 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 I thought it was going somewhere when she was in that huge warehouse but then they caught here and we were back to square one.
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