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ZooCougar said:
Alright. Bad Monkey grew on me.
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I’m enjoying it. It’s non stop Vince Vaughn snark, but it works. The plot is clever. The narration a nice touch, and the characters are all pretty well written and acted. Rosa is a great match for Yancy.
 
Bad Monkey
Slow Horses
The Menendez show on Netflix. Halfway through pretty good. I was too young when it happened so this is a nice reenactment. Good cast
 
LIuconn said:
Bad Monkey
Slow Horses
The Menendez show on Netflix. Halfway through pretty good. I was too young when it happened so this is a nice reenactment. Good cast
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'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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Lots. Ted Lasso, Masters of the Air, Foundation, Bad Monkey, plus movies like Greyhound. It’s the best bargain among the streaming services. Disney+ and Max are almost useless by comparison.
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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HuskyHawk said:
Lots. Ted Lasso, Masters of the Air, Foundation, Bad Monkey, plus movies like Greyhound. It’s the best bargain among the streaming services. Disney+ and Max are almost useless by comparison.
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In addition to what HH mentioned, I liked Shrinking, Severance, Silo, Hi/Jack, Lessons in Chemistry, For All Mankind, and The Morning Show. Anyway, lots to watch/binge for a couple months, then you can cancel.
 
Yeah, I'm loving Heels. Plowed thru Season 1, took a little break, now well into Season 2. I have been warned that the season ends on a cliffhanger, then the network it was on cancelled it, so there's that.
 
storrsroars said:
In addition to what HH mentioned, I liked Shrinking, Severance, Silo, Hi/Jack, Lessons in Chemistry, For All Mankind, and The Morning Show. Anyway, lots to watch/binge for a couple months, then you can cancel.
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Forgot Silo. Loved that (but I'm a sucker for Rebecca Ferguson). I also quite enjoyed See with Jason Momoa.
 
temery said:
'I've seen ads for Slow Horses. Apple+ is about the only streaming service I don't have. Any other shows on Apple+ that would make subscribing worth the monthly cost?
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Mythic Quest is one of the best comedies on television.
 
Is bingeing out? Seems everything I'm watching now is weekly release. Bad Monkey, Slow Horses, The Old Man, and now the Aaron Hernandez movie (wasn't expecting it to be as interesting as it is, guy who plays AH is doing a terrific job. Edsall is portrayed in a couple of scenes as kind of a sleazeball).

Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
 
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storrsroars said:
Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
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I watched the debut also. Interested enough to keep trying. Olsen reached out beyond playing her typical character.
 
storrsroars said:
Is bingeing out? Seems everything I'm watching now is weekly release. Bad Monkey, Slow Horses, The Old Man, and now the Aaron Hernandez movie (wasn't expecting it to be as interesting as it is, guy who plays AH is doing a terrific job. Edsall is portrayed in a couple of scenes as kind of a sleazeball).

Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
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It's just a timing question. I haven't gotten around to this season of The Bear for example, so, binge. With Slow Horses, take it as it comes weekly. Same with Serpent Queen when it was out.
 
Tried two episodes of a new series on Netflix called "Penelope." I was interested because it's set in the Northwest. I'm not sure if I'll continue or not. It's kind of a YA version of "Wild." They even got an actress that looks a bit like a younger Reese Witherspoon to play the lead. So far it's just kind of meandering. High school girl runs away for no apparent reason and is trying to find herself in the wilderness. Like usual in this type of scenario she has absolutely no experience and no idea what she's doing.

I'm curious how she managed to get herself geared up for only $400. It showed her getting a bunch of stuff retail. I just don't think there's any way you could get boots, backpack, tent, sleeping bag and various other stuff for that little.
 
Season 2 Rings of Power. Saw some negative comments but I think it's been good so far. My wife hates how arrogant Galadriel is, but I can pretty much forgive Morfydd Clark just about anything. Plus, Galadriel is right. She's pissed because Sauron duped her and others aren't reacting properly to the threat. Introduction of Tom Bombadil is nicely done. Also the backstory on the Istar is interesting, we don't know which wizard the stranger is.
 
storrsroars said:
Is bingeing out? Seems everything I'm watching now is weekly release. Bad Monkey, Slow Horses, The Old Man, and now the Aaron Hernandez movie (wasn't expecting it to be as interesting as it is, guy who plays AH is doing a terrific job. Edsall is portrayed in a couple of scenes as kind of a sleazeball).

Also tried out High Potential last night. Not sure I'll stick with it as it seems a typical formulaic crime drama, but will say Kaitlin Olsen does a great job with the lead role. The difference between this and the litany of super-crime-solving-outsiders that came before is how ridiculous her family life is, which is the more appealing arc of the debut show.
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I decided to watch High Potential with minimal expectations. I thought it was pretty good as well and will definitely go back.

My experience with ABC shows are that they frequently start out strong, with a unique hook but then lose focus once the concept gets tired or is outgrown by the narrative. (E.g., The Good Doctor's autism coupled with hyper analytical skills or The Rookie's hook of being a middle-aged rookie cop.) This one seems ripe for that. The whole engine that drives this is how incongruous Olsen's character is in a police investigation. Eventually, that's not going to work as she gains more and more experience investigating.

Also, it's a little formulaic in that they seem to be setting up a narrative of initial dislike, followed by begrudging respect, followed by effective partnership, followed by inevitable romance with the lead detective she's working with.

All that said, I'm still in.
 
CL82 said:
I decided to watch High Potential with minimal expectations. I thought it was pretty good as well and will definitely go back.

My experience with ABC shows are that they frequently start out strong, with a unique hook but then lose focus once the concept gets tired or is outgrown by the narrative. (E.g., The Good Doctor's autism coupled with hyper analytical skills or The Rookie's hook of being a middle-aged rookie cop.) This one seems ripe for that. The whole engine that drives this is how incongruous Olsen's character is in a police investigation. Eventually, that's not going to work as she gains more and more experience investigating.

Also, it's a little formulaic in that they seem to be setting up a narrative of initial dislike, followed by begrudging respect, followed by effective partnership, followed by inevitable romance with the lead detective she's working with.

All that said, I'm still in.
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Agree with all that, which is why I think going forward, a lot of storylines will need to focus on how she balances family with job. It was interesting in Ep1 how her eldest daughter doesn't have the brain power of Olsen's character or her son's (don't recall about the other daughter). That's gonna come into play at some point. And it seems an important subplot will be her missing partner. So my opinion on this series is that for it to find lasting appeal, it has to be more about her personal life than the crime solving gimmicks.
 
Now "High Potential" is taking a couple week break after only 2 episodes. Really?
 
nwhoopfan said:
Now "High Potential" is taking a couple week break after only 2 episodes. Really?
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ABC doing baseball playoffs?

Watched Ep2 today. Still interested. Really liking KO in this role. As of yet, haven't really developed much of a care for any of the other characters who mostly seem out of central casting.
 
storrsroars said:
ABC doing baseball playoffs?

Watched Ep2 today. Still interested. Really liking KO in this role. As of yet, haven't really developed much of a care for any of the other characters who mostly seem out of central casting.
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I've definitely seen Daniel Sunjata play the same character before. I don't know if it's the only character he ever plays, that's possible. I think there is the potential for the older daughter to be interesting.
 
storrsroars said:
ABC doing baseball playoffs?

Watched Ep2 today. Still interested. Really liking KO in this role. As of yet, haven't really developed much of a care for any of the other characters who mostly seem out of central casting.
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Wait, Kevin Ollie had a roll in this TV series?

I agree very much that the characters all seem to be archetypes. One thing that bothered me about last nights show was
KO's character deducing that the victim was murdered because he had access to different cars at the garage that he worked at and that the victim was providing to an armed robber. When he stopped providing the cars he was killed. The problem with that is that the murderer worked in the same garage in thus would have had access to the cars without the murder victim. So the central point that she used to deduce who the murder victim was was actually irrelevant.

I'm still in though. The show is somewhat entertaining in has the potential to improve as characters are more well defined.

I also like how we got the first clue regarding her first husband's disappearance. I hope they keep that up, eking out one clue at a time. I like that formula of a weekly mystery in case in a larger mystery. Burn Notice use that very successfully.
 
The Perfect Couple. Stars Lieve Schreiber and Nicole Kidman plus a crapload of others. Netflix. It’s a murder mystery set on Nantucket, filmed mostly in Chatham. Super rich, really obnoxious people are there for a weeding. Someone dies. Since most of these people are annoying, you suspect several of them. Not bad so far. Bono’s daughter is the would be bride.
 
Kolumbo said:
LOST (2004-2010)
Is this worth it? Never saw it before and now I am almost done with Season 1. While it was interesting at first, it seems each episode goes into some surprising background of a passenger along with some other storyline. I'm getting kind of bored but I thought this would be intriguing. Perhaps it picks up steam later on? It was highly rated so I'd like to stick with it.
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I am into season 3 and I am really enjoying this adventure. When I first posted about Lost I was only on episode 8 or 9, I didn't realize each season was so long.

The cast is very entertaining. There are some downsides but the adventure keeps rolling along. Some of the deaths don't make much sense but I'm letting the story play out.

Sawyer with his nicknames is probably my 2nd favorite, behind Kate of course. "Advice is free, Murgatroyd," he says to Munson in jail.

 
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