What are you binge watching?

[billythekid]

Just started Season 3 of Warrior on Max. For those not familiar with the series, it's primarily a martial arts action series that takes place in 1870's San Francisco. The plot is solid, but it's the well-choreographed fight scenes that make the show fun.

They introduce a new character in Season 3, played by Mark Dacascos. He's been around for a while, but I recognized him most as The Chairman on Iron Chef America. Apparently, he has a legitimate martial arts background, but I keep waiting for him to kick someone's ass and then yell, "Allez Cuisine!".

 

[CL82]

We thoroughly enjoyed the entire series. Sucked that this final season was only 6 episodes.

I enjoyed seeing Michael Pena bring Ding Chavez into the show from the books! It has me wanting to go back and read some of the books.

That's interesting casting. Michael Penna is a good actor, but he doesn't match up to my image of Chavez at all. Then again, I thought Willem Dafoe was bad casting for John Clark.

 

[AreBee1969]

That's interesting casting. Michael Penna is a good actor, but he doesn't match up to my image of Chavez at all. Then again, I thought Willem Dafoe was bad casting for John Clark.

Willem Dafoe was horribly cast and so was Liev Shreiber in Sum of All Fears. I understand Michael B. Jordan will be the new Clark in an upcoming series. I don’t get it.

 

[CL82]

Willem Dafoe was horribly cast and so was Liev Shreiber in Sum of All Fears. I understand Michael B. Jordan will be the new Clark in an upcoming series. I don’t get it.

I kind of get Michael B Jordan, in that at least he has the physicality for the role.

 

[HuskyHawk]

That's interesting casting. Michael Penna is a good actor, but he doesn't match up to my image of Chavez at all. Then again, I thought Willem Dafoe was bad casting for John Clark.

Oh but I think that’s why it works for me. Peña doesn’t look remotely deadly, dangerous or intimidating. He’s almost always comic relief in movies. So it fits for me as an undercover guy who wouldn’t be noticed.

 

[Marat]

Just started Season 3 of Warrior on Max. For those not familiar with the series, it's primarily a martial arts action series that takes place in 1870's San Francisco. The plot is solid, but it's the well-choreographed fight scenes that make the show fun.

They introduce a new character in Season 3, played by Mark Dacascos. He's been around for a while, but I recognized him most as The Chairman on Iron Chef America. Apparently, he has a legitimate martial arts background, but I keep waiting for him to kick someone's ass and then yell, "Allez Cuisine!".

This is a fun show that I came across last year.

 

[Kolumbo]

Late to the party, but “The Diplomat “ was great. Ending begs for more….,,,

The Diplomat - 2023
Keri Russell is excellent. I don't like having to wait for the next season, I'm used to binging several seasons at a time. Rufus Sewell and the rest of the cast are also very good.

"Premise: The series centers on Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she helps defuse international crises, forges strategic alliances, and adjusts to her new place in the spotlight. She also manages her deteriorating marriage to fellow career diplomat Hal Wyler."

 

[AreBee1969]

I started Breaking Bad some years ago and ended up leaving it in the middle of season 3 because the wife didn't care for it. I went back to it a few weeks ago from the beginning and ripped 4+ seasons. 16 episodes in Season 5 so I still have some work to do.

 

[Kolumbo]

Hit & Run - 2021 - 9 episodes

We watched the first episode last night and we are both like, OK, let's give it another episode or 2. Seems to have potential and it's only 1 season. Takes place in Israel and USA and the reviews indicates it's worth the watch.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Continuing with The Witcher. Still good. Fantastic episode called “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. Next one was boring though. It sucks that Henry Cavill is out.

 

[AreBee1969]

Continuing with The Witcher. Still good. Fantastic episode called “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. Next one was boring though. It sucks that Henry Cavill is out.

I rewatched from the beginning and finished "everyone Has a Plan...". Great episode. Not happy with Cavill going away and I'm not big Hemsworth fan either.

 

[AreBee1969]

The warden and I have been watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. We're both really enjoying it. Well written and funny. Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub and Kevin Pollak are amazing and Rachel Brosnahan is as great as she is adorable in the title role. Big props to Luke Kirby who is a fantastic Lenny Bruce.

 

[temery]

I've been through pretty much every streaming service, so I decided to try PBS.

I'm currently watching Sanditon. Good so far.

About Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.

Sanditon (TV Series 2019–2023) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, Romance

1h | TV-14

www.imdb.com

 

[CL82]

I finally am getting around to season three of Ted Lasso. I'm a couple of episodes in and I have to say it hasn't been all that impressive.

The big question, which I obviously don't want to know the answer to, is whether the Lego stadium is foreshadowing.

 

[Palatine]

If you haven't watched Winning Time, they are marathoning the first season as the second approaches. It's the story of Jerry Buss and the birth of the showtime Lakers. I have found it fun and compelling.

 

[AreBee1969]

I finally knocked out all five seasons of Breaking Bad after a couple of failed tries. There were so many times I found myself anxious and uncomfortable over the five seasons, especially in the last season. So many hours of sleep lost. Better Call Saul is next up.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I started Season 2 of Foundation. First episode was so complicated. They really need to help you follow some of this stuff. Second episode was better. Lee Pace is a physical specimen, holy crap that guy is ripped. Jared Harris is a superb actor and the show suffers a bit when he or Pace aren’t in the scene. The female leads can’t carry the scenes very well, but there’s a new one that might.

 

[Waquoit]

I've been through pretty much every streaming service, so I decided to try PBS.

Did you ever get into Endeavor? The prequel to Inspector Morse. The final season just finished but I haven't watched it yet. I swear, some of them are feature film quality.

 

[Waquoit]

I finally knocked out all five seasons of Breaking Bad after a couple of failed tries. There were so many times I found myself anxious and uncomfortable over the five seasons, especially in the last season. So many hours of sleep lost. Better Call Saul is next up.

So...you liked it?

 

[AreBee1969]

So...you liked it?

Li'l bit.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Mayfair Witches. This is on AMC/AMC+. From the Anne Rice books that came out of the Vampire Lestat series of novels and told the tale of a family of witches in New Orleans. Alexandra Daddario has the lead role as Rowen. That may be all you need to know to justify watching it, her crazy eyes are a good match here. If you like Anne Rice books, these were pretty good and so far, three episodes in, this is well done. Some of the adaptations of her stuff hasn't been good. I think AMC is just sticking with the story and that's a welcome change.

 

[Kolumbo]

The Recruit - 2022 - 8 episodes

Just started and it is entertaining enough so far. It has been renewed for a second season.
"Owen Hendricks, a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by a former asset . . ."

 

[CL82]

I started Season 2 of Foundation. First episode was so complicated. They really need to help you follow some of this stuff. Second episode was better. Lee Pace is a physical specimen, holy crap that guy is ripped. Jared Harris is a superb actor and the show suffers a bit when he or Pace aren’t in the scene. The female leads can’t carry the scenes very well, but there’s a new one that might.

I watch the first season, but their decision to diverge from the Foundation source material made it less interesting to me.

I am a few of episodes into The Silo, which is better than I had hoped. It'll be interesting to see if they can sustain it. The notion is that a community lives in a huge silo. There was some sort of rebellion in 140 years previously and all computer records history and source material was destroyed. They don't know who built the silo or what its purpose is. One of their principal rules is that if you asked to leave the silo, you must leave the silo and you cannot return. Their only view of the outside world is through video screens all showing the same view of a gray lifeless valley. The camera is in a slight depression so they really can't see very far. People who are sent out of the silo or given the opportunity to clean the lens before they walk away. Even though you would think that people being expelled from the silo would just flip off the camera and walk away without cleaning it, every single person does clean the lens before they stagger a few steps and die.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I watch the first season, but their decision to diverge from the Foundation source material made it less interesting to me.

I am a few of episodes into The Silo, which is better than I had hoped. It'll be interesting to see if they can sustain it. The notion is that a community lives in a huge silo. There was some sort of rebellion in 140 years previously and all computer records history and source material was destroyed. They don't know who built the silo or what its purpose is. One of their principal rules is that if you asked to leave the silo, you must leave the silo and you cannot return. Their only view of the outside world is through video screens all showing the same view of a gray lifeless valley. The camera is in a slight depression so they really can't see very far. People who are sent out of the silo or given the opportunity to clean the lens before they walk away. Even though you would think that people being expelled from the silo would just flip off the camera and walk away without cleaning it, every single person does clean the lens before they stagger a few steps and die.

Never read the books, so that didn't matter to me. Honestly, if the divergence made it easier to follow in TV form, then good. It was still too difficult to follow.

On Silo, I started the first book recently. The show builds slowly but I'm reading the book in part because it really sucks you in. So many possibilities exist that you can't help wondering what is really going on. Are the baddies the baddies? What do they know? Is what they know even accurate? I found the Silo fascinating, despite similarities to some other stories like Logan's Run.

 

[CL82]

Never read the books, so that didn't matter to me. Honestly, if the divergence made it easier to follow in TV form, then good. It was still too difficult to follow.

On Silo, I started the first book recently. The show builds slowly but I'm reading the book in part because it really sucks you in. So many possibilities exist that you can't help wondering what is really going on. Are the baddies the baddies? What do they know? Is what they know even accurate? I found the Silo fascinating, despite similarities to some other stories like Logan's Run.

I may read the books. That's a great idea.

Right now I'm reading the Nick Louth series that begins with The Body in the Marsh. The first book is very good. It is the story of a police detective who ends up investigating the murder of his first love that he hasn't seen for 30 years.

I liked it better than, The Rules of Prey for whatever that's worth. I highly recommend it.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I may read the books. That's a great idea.

Right now I'm reading the Nick Louth series that begins with The Body in the Marsh. The first book is very good. It is the story of a police detective who ends up investigating the murder of his first love that he hasn't seen for 30 years.

I liked it better than, The Rules of Prey for whatever that's worth. I highly recommend it.

To be clear, I finished the season and just wanted more of it, hence the book. Nick Louth could be cool. I've struggled with books lately. Not much grabs me.

 

[CL82]

To be clear, I finished the season and just wanted more of it, hence the book. Nick Louth could be cool. I've struggled with books lately. Not much grabs me.

The Body in the Marsh is worth a look. It's pretty easy reading in the fact that it's set in the UK was a good change of pace for me. But I know what you mean a lot of people, including on the Boneyard said that The Rules of Prey series was outstanding. I didn't particularly enjoy the first one. I found the lead character pretty unlikable.

 

[M.S.G.]

If you haven't watched Winning Time, they are marathoning the first season as the second approaches. It's the story of Jerry Buss and the birth of the showtime Lakers. I have found it fun and compelling.

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove "Winning Time"! I think the casting of Adrien Brody as Pat Riley is just magnificent, loved his little monologue in the first episode of season 2 after they beat the Celtics in Boston.

 

[nomar]

I finally am getting around to season three of Ted Lasso. I'm a couple of episodes in and I have to say it hasn't been all that impressive.

The big question, which I obviously don't want to know the answer to, is whether the Lego stadium is foreshadowing.

The first half of the 3rd season sucks. It gets a lot better and ends well.

Verrrryyyyy important stuff happens off-screen in season 3. It was a poor choice by the writers.

 

[CL82]

The first half of the 3rd season sucks. It gets a lot better and ends well.

Verrrryyyyy important stuff happens off-screen in season 3. It was a poor choice by the writers.

I finished it up. It was satisfying but not as good as the first two seasons for me. I did like the exposition of why Ted is who he is.