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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.
 
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.
 
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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Santiago is now pissing me off. He had some youthful charm, now he's just a selfish pissant.

I have now formed an opinion on how all this works out:
  • Santi blows up, doesn't win the tourney, realizes he has to grow up
  • Zero becomes a personal growth coach
  • Santi's mom hits the jackpot with helium and gets into a relationship with Migg
  • Bryce realizes he still loves the game, is still good at it, still owes money to his creditors, and goes on to dominate the Champions Tour.
 
Watched S4 E1 of The Bear last night. I loved the first two seasons and even enjoyed S3 more than most.

I was not compelled to watch S4 E2. I was surprised and disappointed by that, but I simply found myself not caring about the characters or the restaurant. It's probably more me than the writing/acting - I think I'm just over fine dining as something I care about.
 
All caught up on Stick. So far, so good. I keep comparing it to Ted Lasso and hope the first part of this season/series is "goofy" character and story set up with much deeper, better written things to follow. I kinda see that coming?

Also, I sort of think of it if Ted Lasso and Roy MacAvoy had a kid.....LOL
 
storrsroars said:
Watched S4 E1 of The Bear last night. I loved the first two seasons and even enjoyed S3 more than most.

I was not compelled to watch S4 E2. I was surprised and disappointed by that, but I simply found myself not caring about the characters or the restaurant. It's probably more me than the writing/acting - I think I'm just over fine dining as something I care about.
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Hard to keep it fresh. I didn't realize season four had dropped. I'll probably take a look at it in September.
 
storrsroars said:
Watched S4 E1 of The Bear last night. I loved the first two seasons and even enjoyed S3 more than most.

I was not compelled to watch S4 E2. I was surprised and disappointed by that, but I simply found myself not caring about the characters or the restaurant. It's probably more me than the writing/acting - I think I'm just over fine dining as something I care about.
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CL82 said:
Hard to keep it fresh. I didn't realize season four had dropped. I'll probably take a look at it in September.
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I gave up after season 3 episode 1. Decided I disliked almost everyone in the show except Marcus who wants to make deserts. I also disliked the entire culture of "elite" restaurants, finding it just so pretentious and self aggrandizing. The episode where Richie finally "gets it" while working at a different restaurant, that showed me why I despise such places. In short, the original sandwich shop was better.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I gave up after season 3 episode 1. Decided I disliked almost everyone in the show except Marcus who wants to make deserts. I also disliked the entire culture of "elite" restaurants, finding it just so pretentious and self aggrandizing. The episode where Richie finally "gets it" while working at a different restaurant, that showed me why I despise such places. In short, the original sandwich shop was better.
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It's a quirky show because virtually everyone is an antihero, or at least deeply flawed. Richie was a really annoying character until he "got it" then he was a slightly less annoying character. But I agree with you the notion that a week under demanding circumstances would cause a complete reformation of a character is a little bit of a push.

The Jaime Lee Curtis episodes were, in my opinion, absolutely riveting. It's probably the best acting she's ever done. They definitely aren't feel good and the "seven fishes" dinner in particular, left me staring at the screen thinking "what the heck was that" but in a good way. They were very powerful.

I did like the bit at the end of season 3, where Carmie confronts the chef that tormented him and really developed him as a perfectionist. He views that chef as his nemesis, with this huge negative emotional connection, only to find out that to the chef, Carmen was just another guy. Again a powerful moment.

I do wonder how they're going to be able to keep up the energy and narratives. I'll definitely give it a watch eventually. They built up enough goodwill with me that even if the last season drags, I'll stick with it.
 
CL82 said:
It's a quirky show because virtually everyone is an antihero, or at least deeply flawed. Richie was a really annoying character until he "got it" then he was a slightly less annoying character. But I agree with you the notion that a week under demanding circumstances would cause a complete reformation of a character is a little bit of a push.

The Jaime Lee Curtis episodes were, in my opinion, absolutely riveting. It's probably the best acting she's ever done. They definitely aren't feel good and the "seven fishes" dinner in particular, left me staring at the screen thinking "what the heck was that" but in a good way. They were very powerful.

I did like the bit at the end of season 3, where Carmie confronts the chef that tormented him and really developed him as a perfectionist. He views that chef as his nemesis, with this huge negative emotional connection, only to find out that to the chef, Carmen was just another guy. Again a powerful moment.

I do wonder how they're going to be able to keep up the energy and narratives. I'll definitely give it a watch eventually. They built up enough goodwill with me that even if the last season drags, I'll stick with it.
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I think the overall challenge I face is that these details, both in preparation, selection, combinations of food the precision of things like utensils and how and when service occurs (what Richie got) are, to me utterly immaterial. To watch these people obsess and turn their lives upside down over something so unimportant in the scheme of things is really hard to watch. I'm sure that servants creating a banquet for kings and royalty had to behave this way (still do in England) and it gives me the same vibe. I don't even like it when waitstaff pours my wine.
 
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