What are you binge watching?

[storrsroars]

The same range as Anchorman, 40 Yr Old Virgin, Evan Almighty, Space Force and Get Smart. Or as you may call them Newscaster Michael Scott, Best Buy Michael Scott, Newcaster Michael Scott (again), Michael Scott in space and Threat Level Midnight Michael Scott?

You're probably mostly right regarding comedies. But I'll give you The Big Short, Foxcatcher, Last Flag Flying, and The Patient for dramatic range. Also didn't think he was doing his usual schtick in Date Night.

 

[ZooCougar]

You're probably mostly right regarding comedies. But I'll give you The Big Short, Foxcatcher, Last Flag Flying, and The Patient for dramatic range. Also didn't think he was doing his usual schtick in Date Night.

Beat me to it.

He also plays kind of a corrupt sicko on the one season of The Morning Show that I watched.

In Space Force you can't say he was Michael Scott, everyone else around him was Michael Scott and he was the only person that was grounded.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Ted Episode 2.5, the Sword in the Stoned, is a masterpiece.

 

[j66kicker]

You're probably mostly right regarding comedies. But I'll give you The Big Short, Foxcatcher, Last Flag Flying, and The Patient for dramatic range. Also didn't think he was doing his usual schtick in Date Night.

I can't stand Steve Carrell, but must admit he was great in Beautiful Boy. And WAY out of his "Office" character - he does have range...

 

[storrsroars]

I can't stand Steve Carrell, but must admit he was great in Beautiful Boy. And WAY out of his "Office" character - he does have range...

That's how I felt about Will Ferrell and "Everything Must Go", which was the first time I actually saw him not do Will Ferrell.

 

[nwhoopfan]

That's how I felt about Will Ferrell and "Everything Must Go", which was the first time I actually saw him not do Will Ferrell.

Ferrell has had a few. "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Winter Passing" come to mind.

 

[storrsroars]

For the first time n my life, I watched a series from the MCU - Wonder Man. I got interested from a couple of clips, then some reviews that it wasn't the usual superpower BS and had actual acting. And it was great. I didn't think Ben Kingsley had much left in the tank, but he was amazing. Lots of personal angst and backstory punctuated by some LOL comedy, and not much in the way of superhero action, which made the characters more real and relatable. Didn't think Marvel could actually make something for adults, but here it is.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Finished "Young Sherlock." Kinda lost interest somewhere in the middle. Needlessly convoluted plot, too much Holmes family drama, and was pretty much an in name only addition to the Sherlock library, really didn't resemble the literary character. It was okay as a generic action series.


I didn't really notice there being much in the way of anachronistic language, not egregiously anyway, until they dropped "game recognizes game." Ugh.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Ted Season 2 is the last one. On one level, there was nothing more to say about the characters, on another level, who cares? The premise is funny and it could have gone on forever. Disappointing that it is over.

 

[ZooCougar]

The falloff of Taylor Sheridan from incredible original writer/producer to producer of slop for Boomers and Rubes needs to be studied.

I love fly fishing and the Madison River Valley is my favorite place of all time but I can’t get myself to watch that show. And hopefully it’s not a popular show and Ennis doesn’t become South Bozeman.

 

[Palatine]

I liked Young Sherlock. The story was clever, and there were surprises. Kind of dragged at the end when they got to Istanbul. The foreshadowing between Holmes and Moriarty was not overplayed. But the tension would crop up. Although Sherlock is the center of the show, the others around him have well written parts that allow each to shine. And locus of the mystery moves nicely from episode to episode. It's a short series, eight episodes. You will know pretty quickly whether it's for you are not. I will say it hung together more cogently than the Downey/Law films. Alas no Watson in this one.