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storrsroars said:
I might've finally found a winner for my tastes. On episode 4 of Department Q (Netflix) and it's holding my attention. Slow paced at first and I wasn't quite sure what the point was of the two storylines, but it's all come together as an interesting and different kind of thriller. It's got a bit of Slow Horses to it in that there's a separate division where some motley characters combine to form an investigation team. The lead is disheveled and perpetually cranky, their office is a cluttered basement, and the lead's partner isn't even a actual cop in the UK (although his experience having been a cop in Syria offers an interesting dynamic and some humor).
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Finished it last night. Solid all around. All four cop characters are great.
 
Tires on Netflix. It's juvenile and raunchy, following the goings on at a struggling automotive service place. Basically all of the characthers are uncomfortable to watch. But I've watched all of S1 and started S2 in 2 days because I've laughed out loud more than I ever would have expected.
 
HCCForever said:
Cool side story with the Waltrips as well. I ended up watching "Blink of an Eye" too which was book by Michael and film on Prime. Not much new here but a few tidbits from Michael's point of view.
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One cool story that didn't make it in was the Hank Parker/Dale Hunting Ranch story. They both own a ranch in Texas just for hunting. They made a deal that they would never go back without eachother. Hank never went back. Dale left a suburban at the airport that just stayed parked for 15 years.

 
87Xfer said:
Tires on Netflix. It's juvenile and raunchy, following the goings on at a struggling automotive service place. Basically all of the characthers are uncomfortable to watch. But I've watched all of S1 and started S2 in 2 days because I've laughed out loud more than I ever would have expected.
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Tires is awesome. We need more comedy like that. I have only limited myself to 2 episodes a sitting to try and string it out a little.
 
Deepster said:
Tires is awesome. We need more comedy like that. I have only limited myself to 2 episodes a sitting to try and string it out a little.
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Good plan. I burned through the whole thing in my garage over the weekend. Thomas Haden Church was a great add to the mix. Kilah Fox is a Philly gem. I hope there's a season 3.
 
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87Xfer said:
Good plan. I burned through the whole thing in my garage over the weekend. Thomas Haden Church was a great add to the mix. Kilah Fox is a Philly gem. I hope there's a season 3.
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You have to figure, for the budget?? They’ll green light as many seasons as Gillis is willing to do.
 
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Stick on AppleTV. By the numbers comedy is well cast and has an interesting premise. Owen Wilson is perfect for the role of a screw up ex-golf star. I like the kid, and through three episodes the girl from the clubhouse has potential. But something is just missing. There isn’t great chemistry between the cast at times so scenes that should be funnier just kind of miss.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Stick on AppleTV. By the numbers comedy is well cast and has an interesting premise. Owen Wilson is perfect for the role of a screw up ex-golf star. I like the kid, and through three episodes the girl from the clubhouse has potential. But something is just missing. There isn’t great chemistry between the cast at times so scenes that should be funnier just kind of miss.
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Yeah. I don't love it, but I liked the first three enough to know I'll watch episode 4 when it drops tomorrow. I think Wilson is capable in the lead role. I have always loved Judy Greer in just about anything she's done. Marc Maron is perfect for the cranky ex-caddy. And the woman who plays the phenom's mom grew on me over the three episodes. I have a feeling she's going to click with Maron down the road.

More than anything else, seems to me these first three episodes are about broken families. One lost a child, one lost a wife, one's husband/father bolted. And the survivors are all broken in their own ways.

I think what's missing is that if you know anything about golf, it's kind of inconceivable that Stick would be broke. If John Daly could make a living long after his PGA career was over - and while paying off ex-wives and enormous gambling debts - surely Stick could continue making money, regardless of whatever broke him in the video we've yet to see. If you've won a golf major, you're always going to be in demand.

Also, the third episode didn't click with me simply from a golf perspective. Despite whatever sorcery Zero has, that back nine was too Disney like.
 
storrsroars said:
Yeah. I don't love it, but I liked the first three enough to know I'll watch episode 4 when it drops tomorrow. I think Wilson is capable in the lead role. I have always loved Judy Greer in just about anything she's done. Marc Maron is perfect for the cranky ex-caddy. And the woman who plays the phenom's mom grew on me over the three episodes. I have a feeling she's going to click with Maron down the road.

More than anything else, seems to me these first three episodes are about broken families. One lost a child, one lost a wife, one's husband/father bolted. And the survivors are all broken in their own ways.

I think what's missing is that if you know anything about golf, it's kind of inconceivable that Stick would be broke. If John Daly could make a living long after his PGA career was over - and while paying off ex-wives and enormous gambling debts - surely Stick could continue making money, regardless of whatever broke him in the video we've yet to see. If you've won a golf major, you're always going to be in demand.

Also, the third episode didn't click with me simply from a golf perspective. Despite whatever sorcery Zero has, that back nine was too Disney like.
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There is a long line of ex-millionaire athletes blowing it all. Antoine Walker and Allen Iverson say hello. I like the premise.

I think the mom is the problem. I don’t think she is a bad actress, but she doesn’t play well off the other actors. The third episode bit between the caddy and the mom should have had a bigger comedic payoff. She also has a tendency to steamroll whoever she is in a scene with. Sometimes the chemistry is just missing. It is a weird miss because most casting directors are very attuned to chemistry.

Entourage is the counter example, where other than Jeremy Piven and Kevin Dillon (kind of), the cast (including secondary characters like Lloyd and Mrs. Ari) could barely act at all, but the chemistry between the entire cast was outstanding.
 
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I'm like three or four episodes into the wheel of Time. It seems kind of Meh to me. Does it get better?
 
CL82 said:
I'm like three or four episodes into the wheel of Time. It seems kind of Meh to me. Does it get better?
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Yes. It starts slow but builds up and gets better.

Edit: @CL82 part of the problem is that early on you really have no idea what is going on.
 
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Right now the Serhant show Owning Manhattan - combination of irrational exuberance and grand narcissism.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Yes. It starts slow but builds up and gets better.

Edit: @CL82 part of the problem is that early on you really have no idea what is going on.
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the problem is that early on you really have no idea what is going on. - that is what I tell my wife when she watches sports with me.
 
Duster. Max. Set in 1972 in Phoenix. Josh Holloway stars as Jim Ellis, a drive (of a Duster of course) for a local crime lord named Ezra Saxton. Rachel Hilson plays Nina Hayes, a young, pretty black female FBI agent assigned to the Phoenix FBI office and investigating Saxton, with whom she has some history. Lots of little historic bits about Hoover, Nixon etc. Despite a few preachy moments this is still mostly fun. It's got a little 70's Mod Squad feel to it.
 
CL82 said:
I'm like three or four episodes into the wheel of Time. It seems kind of Meh to me. Does it get better?
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The show definitely got better in subsequent seasons, but has since been canceled. Being a huge fan of the books was actually a negative for me as I was distracted by all the changes that the producers made from the source material.
 
Watching Your Friends and Neighbors. I don’t really like it. I’m not big on shows where I dislike everyone.

But, it has this. Notice the indoor court floor of the ex-NBA player that stole Amanda Peet from John Hamm.
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Started watching Stick with Owen Wilson Apple+. So far it looks promising.
 
Season 2 of Andor is starting off really slow. Nowhere near as compelling as the first season. Did they get different writers?
 
My wife started watching the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading Netflix documentary and let’s just say I don’t mind watching it too.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Season 2 of Andor is starting off really slow. Nowhere near as compelling as the first season. Did they get different writers?
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If you don't like Season 2 of Andor, that is on you. One of the best seasons of any show in the last year, and I am not a hardcore Star Wars junkie.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
If you don't like Season 2 of Andor, that is on you. One of the best seasons of any show in the last year, and I am not a hardcore Star Wars junkie.
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Well I watched 2 episodes, then about 20 minutes of episode 3, and I'm bored to death. Nothing is happening. The wedding thing is dragging on indefinitely. The farmers w/ the Empire surveyors looking over their shoulder are doing...something? Cassian was stuck w/ a bunch of feuding morons, but finally got free of them. That easily could've all been done in 1 episode rather than 2 1/2. It's on Hulu and it's expiring soon, I doubt I'll get thru the season.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Well I watched 2 episodes, then about 20 minutes of episode 3, and I'm bored to death. Nothing is happening. The wedding thing is dragging on indefinitely. The farmers w/ the Empire surveyors looking over their shoulder are doing...something? Cassian was stuck w/ a bunch of feuding morons, but finally got free of them. That easily could've all been done in 1 episode rather than 2 1/2. It's on Hulu and it's expiring soon, I doubt I'll get thru the season.
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Well, it is the least exciting story arc of season 2 (just as the first arc of season 1 was arguably the weak point of that season). Though episode 3 does end pretty strong, IMO.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Well I watched 2 episodes, then about 20 minutes of episode 3, and I'm bored to death. Nothing is happening. The wedding thing is dragging on indefinitely. The farmers w/ the Empire surveyors looking over their shoulder are doing...something? Cassian was stuck w/ a bunch of feuding morons, but finally got free of them. That easily could've all been done in 1 episode rather than 2 1/2. It's on Hulu and it's expiring soon, I doubt I'll get thru the season.
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This is my opinion. It doesn’t really get to be any good until well after Episode 3.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Well I watched 2 episodes, then about 20 minutes of episode 3, and I'm bored to death. Nothing is happening. The wedding thing is dragging on indefinitely. The farmers w/ the Empire surveyors looking over their shoulder are doing...something? Cassian was stuck w/ a bunch of feuding morons, but finally got free of them. That easily could've all been done in 1 episode rather than 2 1/2. It's on Hulu and it's expiring soon, I doubt I'll get thru the season.
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It does get better, but it's also a dark show. I also agree that the feuding rebels in the beginning was too much and didn't have a clear message. Basically, the show makes it clear that there isn't a "rebellion". There are different groups that are against the empire for lots of reasons that all have different ideas on how to rebel. They show that in Rogue One and Andor is meant to bridge the gap from the last of the prequels to Rogue One. In the end, it does a pretty good job of that. I think they could've taken one more season to do it, but I get that it was time to get there.

I really think the show could have used some comic relief. Rogue One has some of that. Cassian and Bix had tough lives and I like that they don't make light of that. But the show could use some levity.
 
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Chuck said:
It does get bad, but it's also a dark show. I also agree that the feuding rebels was too much and didn't have a clear message. Basically, the show makes it clear that there isn't a "rebellion". There are different groups that are against the empire for lots of reasons that all have different ideas on how to rebel. They show that in Rogue One and Andor is meant to bridge the gap from the last of the prequels to Rogue One. In the end, it does a pretty good job of that. I think they could've taken one more season to do it, but I get that it was time to get there.

I really think the show could have used some comic relief. Rogue One has some of that. Cassian and Bix had tough lives and I like that they don't make light of that. But the show could use some levity.
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The “rebels” on that one planet, I forget the name already were unbelievably dumb.
 
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