What are you binge watching?

[ZooCougar]

Disclaimer.

I thought would be another show about super wealthy people on Apple but it's actually really good.

 

[nomar]

Disclaimer.

I thought would be another show about super wealthy people on Apple but it's actually really good.

Yeah, I'm in Episode 2. Good so far.

It's Alfonso Cuaron, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline! Three Oscar winners! And Borat.

 

[ZooCougar]

Yeah, I'm in Episode 2. Good so far.

It's Alfonso Cuaron, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline! Three Oscar winners! And Borat.

Buddy you ain’t seen nothing yet. Get ready lol.

 

[Blueblood79]

The Penguin on HBO Max is absolutely the best show I’ve seen since Yellowstone. Colin Farrell is amazing and the supporting cast is great too.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

The Penguin on HBO Max is absolutely the best show I’ve seen since Yellowstone. Colin Farrell is amazing and the supporting cast is great too.

I'm loving this. And I'm not a big superhero movie guy

 

[storrsroars]

Buddy you ain’t seen nothing yet. Get ready lol.

Well that was something. Louis Partridge has nowhere to go but down after that. (no pun intended)

Good thing Leila George got her looks from mom and not dad.

 

[billythekid]

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.

I just finished Season 2 of Heels last night. I enjoyed the series very much but am disappointed that it was cancelled after the two seasons. I suppose I'm part of the problem as I didn't watch the initial run on Starz. I grew up as a huge fan of professional wrestling and was glad to see the show treat wrestling with respect. I read that Netflix has a deal with WWE to start showing wrestling on Netflix, so maybe that will have an impact on them deciding to resurrect the series. At least I can hope so.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I just finished Season 2 of Heels last night. I enjoyed the series very much but am disappointed that it was cancelled after the two seasons. I suppose I'm part of the problem as I didn't watch the initial run on Starz. I grew up as a huge fan of professional wrestling and was glad to see the show treat wrestling with respect. I read that Netflix has a deal with WWE to start showing wrestling on Netflix, so maybe that will have an impact on them deciding to resurrect the series. At least I can hope so.

I thought it was great writing, also excellent casting and performances by all. So many of the non main characters really shined. I wasn't familiar with most of them before. The aging star who came crawling back to his roots after getting kicked out of the big time, and the rival promoter from Florida were both great, larger than life characters.

 

[billythekid]

I thought it was great writing, also excellent casting and performances by all. So many of the non main characters really shined. I wasn't familiar with most of them before. The aging star who came crawling back to his roots after getting kicked out of the big time, and the rival promoter from Florida were both great, larger than life characters.

Coincidentally, Rich Eisen had the Heels showrunner, who also plays the rival promoter, and James Harrison who played Apocalypse in Season 1 on his show today. They spoke about a potential Season 3, so maybe it's not such a long shot.

 

[nwhoopfan]

James Harrison who played Apocalypse

Huh. I didn't realize it was the former infamous NFL dude.

 

[ZooCougar]

Well that was something. Louis Partridge has nowhere to go but down after that. (no pun intended)

Good thing Leila George got her looks from mom and not dad.

It just keeps getting better too.

I just don’t see how something more awful will happen to Kevin Kline, but otoh he’s basically lost everything already.

 

[temery]

My new favorite binge - "Elementary." I never watched it when it first aired because I thought it was about an elementary school. I had eight hours a day of school. No interest at the time in adding an hour a week.

 

[ZooCougar]

The Old Man S2 was good but big not as good as the first.

Too much Amy Brennaman. I don’t dislike her but the character gets on my nerves.

There is somethiing of an inertia when a new character and story appears. This inertia made the first season a rocket ship ride as we learned about Dan Chase and his pseudonyms.

That has worn off completely.

 

[storrsroars]

The Old Man S2 was good but big not as good as the first.

Too much Amy Brennaman. I don’t dislike her but the character gets on my nerves.

There is somethiing of an inertia when a new character and story appears. This inertia made the first season a rocket ship ride as we learned about Dan Chase and his pseudonyms.

That has worn off completely.

Oh I don't know about "completely". Yeah, there's a lot of Amy, but who predicted the daughter's arc, or how they're setting up S3. And LIthgow's wife seems to be an extremely competent villain.

 

[CL82]

Oh I don't know about "completely". Yeah, there's a lot of Amy, but who predicted the daughter's arc, or how they're setting up S3. And LIthgow's wife seems to be an extremely competent villain.

Oh, I saw that coming 1,000,000 miles away. Think about it. She is trained in FBI counter espionage, trained by Dan Chase, who is fairly infamous, lived her whole life as a double agent, then she finds out that she is the daughter of an Afghani warlord? And then her aunt tells her that the family is looking for her to make decisions. They telegraphed the living crap out of that.

I think whether the series holds up or not will be based upon how well they can make the Amy/Emily/Parwanna thing work. Alia Shawkat has been OK as a highly trained, but confused bystander. I think she'll be better as a highly trained and fanatical leader.

To me, the big surprise in the series was

Spoiler

killing off Joe Gray. I mean, he is "the old man". That actually surprised me.

.

I've never been a big Amy Brennerman fan. Her character is solid and the arc is interesting. It always bothers me in television or cinema where they establish that all the main characters are able to do these fantastic things because they are highly trained in unique individuals. Then, they take the ordinary person who initially is intended to be the relatable character and give her the same abilities. That always bugs me a little bit because it's less plausible here, at least, they're laying some kind of groundwork that she was always that way, and being involved with Chase has only brought it out.

 

[storrsroars]

Oh, I saw that coming 1,000,000 miles away. Think about it. She is trained in FBI counter espionage, trained by Dan Chase, who is fairly infamous, lived her whole life as a double agent, then she finds out that she is the daughter of an Afghani warlord? And then her aunt tells her that the family is looking for her to make decisions. They telegraphed the living crap out of that.

Good for you. I expected a different outcome (her being captured and used for leverage against Dan or Harold or both or the US, but not running the mine).

As to your surprise, that's what flashbacks and backstories are for.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the dynamic between Marion and Parwanna and what secrets Marion might have. But I could be completely wrong about that being a major plot line.

 

[CL82]

Good for you. I expected a different outcome (her being captured and used for leverage against Dan or Harold or both or the US, but not running the mine).

As to your surprise, that's what flashbacks and backstories are for.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the dynamic between Marion and Parwanna and what secrets Marion might have. But I could be completely wrong about that being a major plot line.

My guess is there

Spoiler

There will be a run of storylines on how she works to make the village safe. And then at some point, it'll be up to Harold and then to take her out after she becomes a threat to the US.

. Just a guess of course, but there seems some predicate for it.

 

[HuskyHawk]

My new favorite binge - "Elementary." I never watched it when it first aired because I thought it was about an elementary school. I had eight hours a day of school. No interest at the time in adding an hour a week.

Hopefully you watched the Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock. That was excellent.

 

[ZooCougar]

Oh, I saw that coming 1,000,000 miles away. Think about it. She is trained in FBI counter espionage, trained by Dan Chase, who is fairly infamous, lived her whole life as a double agent, then she finds out that she is the daughter of an Afghani warlord? And then her aunt tells her that the family is looking for her to make decisions. They telegraphed the living crap out of that.

I think whether the series holds up or not will be based upon how well they can make the Amy/Emily/Parwanna thing work. Alia Shawkat has been OK as a highly trained, but confused bystander. I think she'll be better as a highly trained and fanatical leader.

To me, the big surprise in the series was

Spoiler

killing off Joe Gray. I mean, he is "the old man". That actually surprised me.

.

I've never been a big Amy Brennerman fan. Her character is solid and the arc is interesting. It always bothers me in television or cinema where they establish that all the main characters are able to do these fantastic things because they are highly trained in unique individuals. Then, they take the ordinary person who initially is intended to be the relatable character and give her the same abilities. That always bugs me a little bit because it's less plausible here, at least, they're laying some kind of groundwork that she was always that way, and being involved with Chase has only brought it out.

The fact that they gave her super spy field craft abilities is tough to swallow.

Maebi/Shawkat/Parwana’s “I’m the Captain moment” was also a bit much.

I don’t think Harold’s ex is that great of a villain. The best villain was Bote and they killed him.

 

[CL82]

The fact that they gave her super spy field craft abilities is tough to swallow.

Agree. it seems like that happens far too often, and it seems like it's just lazy writing to me. if you want to see how it can be done well take a look at Mary Louise Parker's character in Red. She morphs from, shocked civilian to accepting civilian, happily going along for the ride but never acquiring "superpowers". Another example of how to do it right is Faye Dunaway in Three Days of the Condor. She goes from terrified civilian to accepting civilian to willing participant but at no point does she become a super spy.

 

[Chuck]

I forgot about this thread. I'm watching most of the stuff referenced and don't really have any others I consider must watch. I'm only jumping in to add that (as mentioned a few pages ago), Apple is killing it compared to the others.

The streaming services try to launch a few (or one) good shows at a time to keep you subscribed over time. Disney, Marvel, Star Wars has been the worst about this. Even worse is that their new content has absolutely sucked across the board. They can't really be trying. If I didn't get the full Hulu, ESPN, Disney bundle included in my wireless service I would drop Disney in a second.

Apple constantly has a lot more quality shows that bring something different. I'm really looking forward to the return of Severance and the Silo. We only discovered Slow Horses last week and we're in season 2. The new season of Shrinking has been solid. We loved Bad Monkey. They've had a few misses, but they just weren't to my liking rather than just being bad content.

 

[ZooCougar]

I forgot about this thread. I'm watching most of the stuff referenced and don't really have any others I consider must watch. I'm only jumping in to add that (as mentioned a few pages ago), Apple is killing it compared to the others.

The streaming services try to launch a few (or one) good shows at a time to keep you subscribed over time. Disney, Marvel, Star Wars has been the worst about this. Even worse is that their new content has absolutely sucked across the board. They can't really be trying. If I didn't get the full Hulu, ESPN, Disney bundle included in my wireless service I would drop Disney in a second.

Apple constantly has a lot more quality shows that bring something different. I'm really looking forward to the return of Severance and the Silo. We only discovered Slow Horses last week and we're in season 2. The new season of Shrinking has been solid. We loved Bad Monkey. They've had a few misses, but they just weren't to my liking rather than just being bad content.

Foundation and Invasion are pretty bad. But at least Foundation improved a bit.

They have some sleepers like See that nobody ever talks about but are really good.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Found a new show and I’m crying laughing. Stan Against Evil. John C. McGinley is Stan. He’s a retired sheriff in a New England town because it burned 117 witches who were not witches. The Constables suffer terrible fates as a result. The new one is younger and an attractive woman. Together they realize the truth and must confront it. An example of a line: “What happened to you? You used to be pretty and now you look like the diseased end of a baboons “. This show is just awesome.