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nelsonmuntz said:
Season 4 of Stranger Things is missing something, which I can’t pinpoint through 5 episodes. It just isn’t as much fun. A show with plot lines this ridiculous needs to have a little more fun to it or it starts to feel like a chore.
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Episode 7 was the best episode of the entire catalog, IMHO.
 
Kolumbo said:
I am on season 2 episode 3 and I will say, it almost seems like they wrote the script for 1 season. But I will carry on. John Leguizamo has entered the fray so I'm giving it a chance.
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I finished the 3rd season of Bloodline. I thought season 2 was actually better than season 1 because things continued to get crazy. The 3rd season finished as a dud, I think. Too much Sissy Spacek and not enough Linda Cardellini. It always felt like it was building up to something but never quite climaxed.

On to "Stranger Things"
 
Is anybody else watching the new Orville show? It was mentioned a few pages back. I'm on episode 4 and it's decent so far.

However, at the start of the first episode they introduce Ensign Charly Burke and I immediately think "I bet Seth is dating her". Yep. The guy definitely has a pattern here.
 
Jeez, speaking of The Orville. Went A LOT of episodes without any Moclan drama, until this week. Every one of those episodes is such a slog to get thru. Klyden is just the worst, needs to get pushed out of an airlock pronto.
 
Through the first 4 episodes of Season 2 of Physical on Apple TV. I really like the show and I tried to think of why. The storyline and the retro vibe are well done, but I think it just comes back to the performance by the lead actress (Rose Byrne). She's a mess inside her screwed up head and barely holding it together. No clue where this season ends up right now.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building coming the end of June. Not sure if some will only be cameos or new regular characters, but I saw Michael Rapaport, Cara Delevigne and Amy Schumer in the trailer.

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Just finished Season 1 this morning. Nailed the killer in episode 6.

Will start watching Season 2 tonight.
 
Kolumbo said:
I finished the 3rd season of Bloodline. I thought season 2 was actually better than season 1 because things continued to get crazy. The 3rd season finished as a dud, I think. Too much Sissy Spacek and not enough Linda Cardellini. It always felt like it was building up to something but never quite climaxed.

On to "Stranger Things"
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Finished Season 4 of Stranger Things this morning. No spoiler alerts from me, but I will say the Will Byers character, played by Noah Scnapp, annoys the crap out of me. He was one of the focal points of season 1 and he has become more annoying and less relevant every season since then. He could have been completely written out of season 4 and had no impact on any plot line.
 
The Bear on FX/Hulu. I am only three episodes in, but this show is AWESOME. It stars Jeremey Allen White (Lip from Shameless), who plays a similar character to the one he played in Shameless. The show is about a sandwich shop in Chicago run by Carmen (Jeremey Allen White) and Richard (awesomely played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Ayo Edebiri plays a GenZ know-it-all that can barely hold her stuff together. The show is funny and intelligent and stressful to watch. It does a deep dive into the food service industry, making it look awful to be in but also interesting to watch. All the characters are interesting. An inspector spends 3 minutes on screen and you wonder what her backstory is.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Finished Season 4 of Stranger Things this morning. No spoiler alerts from me, but I will say the Will Byers character, played by Noah Scnapp, annoys the crap out of me. He was one of the focal points of season 1 and he has become more annoying and less relevant every season since then. He could have been completely written out of season 4 and had no impact on any plot line.
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Eventually they will just need to have him come out of the closet. His brother figured it out at least. Mike, the homeliest kid in TV history, somehow attracts Millie Bobble Brown and Will. Seems unlikely. Agree he’s just been whiny and annoying.
 
Binge watched “The Terminal List”. Good, mindless revenge . A Navy seal watches his squad ambushed and murdered on a mission in Syria. The plot deepens from there. 4 out of 5 stars. 8 episodes.
 
"The Hidden Lives of Pets" is a breezy 4 part series on Netflix, about 30 minutes each. I'm halfway thru. Some fascinating stuff, and lots of cuteness of course.

I've long thought most animals are more intelligent than we generally give them credit for. That whole problem of not being able to talk to us (I mean literally with words, obviously most critters have vocalizations) largely inhibits our ability to understand them and all they are capable of.
 
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Haven't seen Time Travelers Wife mentioned.

Just started watching. Very weird to start. A little girl is playing in a field and hears a noise in the bushes. A man's voice says he's Henry. Girl asks why she can't see him. "Because I'm naked." She gets him some of her dad's clothes.

He explains he's a time traveler, and will appear there many times, but always naked.

Weird to follow. And just weird, but well done.


Edit: And ... It was canceled three hour ago.
 
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temery said:
Edit: And ... It was canceled three hour ago.
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That's the danger of investing time/interest in any new show. So many of them get cancelled so quickly.
 
nwhoopfan said:
That's the danger of investing time/interest in any new show. So many of them get cancelled so quickly.
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Sounds weird, but I often wait until a show is renewed before starting to watch it. I love shows like The Orville, Mandalorian, etc. But I've gotten into the habit of binge watching a show and hate waiting week to week. I've lost interest in some good shows when they play six episodes, then I have to wait a year for another season.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
The Bear on FX/Hulu. I am only three episodes in, but this show is AWESOME. It stars Jeremey Allen White (Lip from Shameless), who plays a similar character to the one he played in Shameless. The show is about a sandwich shop in Chicago run by Carmen (Jeremey Allen White) and Richard (awesomely played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Ayo Edebiri plays a GenZ know-it-all that can barely hold her stuff together. The show is funny and intelligent and stressful to watch. It does a deep dive into the food service industry, making it look awful to be in but also interesting to watch. All the characters are interesting. An inspector spends 3 minutes on screen and you wonder what her backstory is.
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Agreed. We've watched 3 episodes and really like it. Great casting job across the board.
 
Outer Range. Prime. This is pretty intense and interesting so far. Good acting jobs by the cast, starting with Josh Brolin. It's set in Wyoming on a massive ranch owned by Royal Abbott (Brolin) and his wife (Lili Taylor) that abuts another even more massive ranch owned by a rich eccentric, Wayne Tillerson (Will Patton). There are two Abbott sons, and three Tillerson sons. Imogen Poots shows up as a nature obsessed hippy poet who wants to camp on the Abbott land. But she's weird. There's something more. And there's something more with Tillerson as well, and then with Royal Abbott. Some unexplained, possibly supernatural stuff if going on. The storyline is compelling and keeps your attention (at least through episode 5). The scenery is stunning, with the Teton mountains as the backdrop to both ranches.
 
temery said:
Haven't seen Time Travelers Wife mentioned.

Just started watching. Very weird to start. A little girl is playing in a field and hears a noise in the bushes. A man's voice says he's Henry. Girl asks why she can't see him. "Because I'm naked." She gets him some of her dad's clothes.

He explains he's a time traveler, and will appear there many times, but always naked.

Weird to follow. And just weird, but well done.


Edit: And ... It was canceled three hour ago.
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A movie came out around 12 years ago with Rachel McAdams if you're interested in the story.
 
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Rico444 said:
A movie came out around 12 years ago with Rachel McAdams if you're interested in the story.
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'Watched it yesterday. Really liked it, but still a little creeped out with the "thank heavens for little girls" theme.
 
For those watching Stranger Things

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nelsonmuntz said:
The Bear on FX/Hulu. I am only three episodes in, but this show is AWESOME. It stars Jeremey Allen White (Lip from Shameless), who plays a similar character to the one he played in Shameless. The show is about a sandwich shop in Chicago run by Carmen (Jeremey Allen White) and Richard (awesomely played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Ayo Edebiri plays a GenZ know-it-all that can barely hold her stuff together. The show is funny and intelligent and stressful to watch. It does a deep dive into the food service industry, making it look awful to be in but also interesting to watch. All the characters are interesting. An inspector spends 3 minutes on screen and you wonder what her backstory is.
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It is incredible. I have one recommendation though: Don't binge watch it. Let each episode stand on its own, and absorb the story and characters, and think about it for a day or two. The show is that good.
 
Terminal List. Prime. Chris Pratt. So, 5 episodes in and I enjoy this. Won't say much because you don't want spoilers for this. Much of the enjoyment is that you and the characters don't really know what's going on, and sometimes what is real or not. Pieces unravel from different angles. Of course, the answer is somewhat of the current standard formula. Enjoying it so far. Riley Keogh plays Pratt's wife and is the granddaughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley (and is quite attractive).
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Season 4 of Stranger Things is missing something, which I can’t pinpoint through 5 episodes. It just isn’t as much fun. A show with plot lines this ridiculous needs to have a little more fun to it or it starts to feel like a chore.
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I'd have to go back and watch it over, but it feels like season 4 is more of an action film than the fun nostalgia with occasional action in season 1 and 2, at least. I enjoyed it, but it seemed to squeeze out some of the fun for action and gore.
 
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Bomber36 said:
Of course Rotten Tomatoes and Meta Critic hated it, but I rarely agree with them. Just finished the 3rd episode of 10. After this they will come out once a week. Giovani Ribisi is also excellent as Joe Columbo. One part funny and one part menacing.
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I probably already said this multiple times, but metacritic and RT both use a similar algorithm for their "cRiTic rEviEw" composite. Ignore them. The audience number is teh one that matters. For The Offer that's 97%. I'd believe that for sure.
 
storrsroars said:
Watched all six episodes of The G Word (Netflix). I usually like "Mythbusters" kind of stuff and occasionally watched "Adam Ruins Everything" for that reason. The G Word is basically "Adam Ruins Everything" with Adam Conover doing his shtick (which can get annoying) on what the government gets right, what it gets wrong, and how it gets out of control.
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LOL!!! I may have to watch to see what they think the government actually gets right. That should be news.
 
Umbrella Academy. i was afraid season 3 might get bogged down in the Ellen/Elliott Page thing but the plot seems to be moving through it without dragging it out. I’m not exactly binge watching since I’m only three episodes in but so far the series doesn’t seem to be taking itself too seriously. The Sparrow Academy is a good left turn inthe plot that I’m enjoying.
 
Deadrody said:
LOL!!! I may have to watch to see what they think the government actually gets right. That should be news.
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I take it you're not retired yet. Couple of big things they do very well.
 
I've done a sampler of several things from Netflix today. The one that stood out is "This is Pop." I skipped forward to the episode about the massive influence Sweden has had on music ever since ABBA. Interesting and informative.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
It is incredible. I have one recommendation though: Don't binge watch it. Let each episode stand on its own, and absorb the story and characters, and think about it for a day or two. The show is that good.
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LOVE this show!! Lip Gallagher lives!!!! But here, Carmy is not a sex fiend alchy.

He becomes a top chef of a top restaurant. His estranged brother kills himself and bequeaths Carmy the family beef sandwich shop. A real hole with a staff that is entrenched in its neighborhood roots and dirty routine.

Well, in comes Carmy inheriting all of the restaurants problems. He decides the menu needs freshness, the kitchen needs order and the friction begins. Especially from his cousin, excellently portrayed by Ebon Moss Bachrach. Great ensemble cast. The machine fixer guy is hysterical...played by Matty Matheson, an actual chef and personality.

Oliver Platt appears in a few episodes.

A great watch.
 
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