Really enjoyed this show. Frazod would absolutely hate it, because lots of people hate it because Frank Herbert didn't write it. It was his son Brian and Kevin Anderson. Alot of people do not like their works lol.

We've really enjoyed this, but we haven't seen Ep 5 or 6 yet.

I thought it was really good. Very brutal. Rough life back then, and everyone was an asshole in one way or another.

And yes, the ending was kind of a turd.

We started watching it this past weekend and are 3 episodes in. It's pretty intense, and so far it's a great show. You guys are making me want to spoiler the ending if it sucks that bad.

Ending doesn't suck. It's just not what I expected. Don't spoiler it.

Had most of the day off and binged American Primeval on Netflix, directed by Peter Berg who gives himself a cool, yet foolhardy, cameo

All six episodes are outstanding, the attention to period detail was superb and it tells a story worth telling about the old west... those were lawless days, you could damn near get away with anything if you were smart

Yeah its good but...

Finished this last night (Episode 5 & 6) and thought it was very well done. Enjoyed it very much.

I watched the first episode and maaaaaan. The paaaaaaacing. It's real slow.

I get it -- early episode and the beginning of mythology that ends up spanning eons. It couldn't be too terribly rapid.

But phew, it was hard to get back into it.

I'll get there at some point, I suppose. But it's not a page turner for me at the moment.

A little light reading about the facts behind American Primeval

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/am...4667df0f&ei=55

Keeping with the western theme, I'm one episode in on this Wyatt Earp/Ok Corral docuseries on Netflix

Narrated by Ed Harris, with excellent live action playing out the true story... for all of the reading I've done about this subject, still didn't know half of what the actual story was

For some reason I was thinking it'd be a dull retelling of the same old story using mostly old pictures etc, but no its a fascinating look back at that era with solid actors and sets etc

Imagine this, $6000 in 1881 money is a 180k today

Season finale of Silo was pretty good up until the last 10 ****ing minutes and they ruined a perfectly good season finale. God damn pointless shit.

So is Silo worth watching then? Does it kind of ruin things? I started the first episode the other night. Wasn't 100% sold on it but I could see where I might like it. Anything that is post apocalyptic is kind of a easy sell for me.

Oh it's 100% worth watching. The first season is A+, but the 2nd season seemed way too slow, but it did a nice job of some character building and getting you to care about the people. The 2nd season finale was great and I guess the end was some big reveal and a really important character was also revealed and that excited a bunch of the book readers, but as a non book reader it seemed pretty pointless.

Watch it though, because the first season is amazing and i thought the second season was pretty good, but just a bit slow.

Night Agent on Netflix is coming back soon. It’s definitely pretty boilerplate spy type action show but I enjoyed the first season. It’s not breaking any new ground but it’s not trying to.

I apparently have no life and binge watched both seasons. That last 10 minutes was a bit of a wtf?

I read the book series because I liked the first season so much.

Then I didn't like the 2nd season. In part because I just don't think it was as good, but also I think knowing where everything leads takes some of the mystery out of it.

So I'll probably have to defer to the folks that haven't read all the books as to whether the 2nd season was objectively worse -- I sure thought it was. By quite a bit.

Just wanted to pop in and say the board is now 2 for 2 on recent show recommendations for me. In regards to shows I'd never even heard about before reading on here. I watched The Last Kingdom a few months ago and already shared my opinion but absolutely loved it.

And then last night I just finished Black Sails. I'm loving these shows that have some historical accuracy mixed with fiction and storytelling that just works. Black Sails was awesome and I suppose it's time to read Treasure Island really quickly as well to put a cap on the end of it. The pirate genre was totally fun.

Time to scour back through these pages and find my next binge but to those that recommended Black Sails I just thought I'd give out an internet high-five.

American Primeval on Netflix is just top notch. As other have mentioned it is ****ing brutal though. We haven't made it to the end yet so I am hoping the ending is as good as the show has been. So far through 4 episodes I would give it a 10/10.

Just watched the Jerry Springer documentary on Netflix. Brought back some memories and had some interesting behind the scenes stuff in it.

Now that I finally have Netflix, I'm into episode six of The Last Dance and damn its good... reminds me of why I used to love basketball so much, what an incredible era that was

The first season started pretty decent but got flat ****ing ridiculous LOL. I enjoyed it, but holy mother of over the ****ing top.

I started S 2. It's better than S1. Hopefully it can finish.

I will say the main dude cannot run. And they keep making him do it. I've never seen anything like it. I wasn't any kind of elite runner or anything, but that dude is just swinging appendages. Never did I long for Tom Cruise sprint.

That was a good one. Jordan was awesome.

I finished it up last night and it held my interest.

I am now 5 episodes into Severance but I dunno if I'll stick it out on this one. I guess I don't get the attraction.

Plowed through Bodkin the past couple days. It started off great, the characters were quirky but likable, and then it seemed to try and take it in a different direction in the 3rd episode. I found myself losing interest, but finished it anyways hoping the ending would tie it all together, but it fell flat.

That’s funny I haven’t noticed his running but will definitely look for it when I get to starting season 2.

Now onto the Tom Brady roast on netflix, damn man its pretty good

Never could've imagined Bledsoe being THIS good, wow he kills it

If you like Michelle Randolph‘s ass, “Landman” will entertain you.

Wait until the finale.

I have literally laughed out loud several times, great series. Anxiously awaiting the next episode!

Like others have said American primeval is absolutely phenomenal. Totally brutal, shows how rough those times were and also bringham young was a major douche. I binged it all in one day it was so damn good.

Absolutely can't stand Rose Larkin. My wife was the one that made me notice. She said she tries too hard to be a quirky hacker girl. I just really hate her lol.

Finished The Night Agent. Season 2 was awesome and the ending was really ****ed up.

I've been watching The White Lotus. Loving it so far.

She wants him, she doesn't want him. She wants to help, she doesn't want to help. Nothing wrong with Rose, she's just a civilian caught up in a series of no-win situations.

I also just finished watching Bored to Death for the second time. One of my favorites. Great cast.

I did finish this. It's is a LOT better than S1. I'm actually looking forward to S3.

Me too. The cliffhanger was great.

Holy shit his running cracks me the **** up. He looks so awkward.

ROFL

And they keep doing it!

Sorry if I broke the show for you. It's just really bad.

The acting and dialogue is some of the worst I've ever seen. From everyone.

The story is ****ing nuts -- at least S1 was, then it got more nuts as it went along.

And yet...I watch it? I really don't know why. It's bad. I mean everything about it is just god-awful. Yet here I am.

I think I'm 3 episodes in to S2 and I think ultimately the answer is that I will watch any spy shit, no matter how awful it is. And when the wife hasn't quite realized that it's shite so we can watch it in the evenings, things just tend to work out.

But anybody trying to compare this to, say, Jack Ryan - they're just out to lunch. It ain't in the same stratosphere.

Not at all lol. I told my fiance when we started season 2 that we had to watch him run, because apparently it's awful and then he started running almost immediately. We both started actually laughing out loud. Ive never seen someone run like that in my life.

White Lotus season 1 is about as good as it gets. So effing good.

They're doing what they need to do with the material. We live in the era of fake moon landings, puppet presidents, and the Deep State. You can't really do spy stuff anymore and make it entertaining unless it's just bombastic. We are just numb to the "government corruption" storyline playing out in real life. So they suspend reality and give us a show that is really just pure entertainment. I mean, I could poke holes in the tech parts of the story until I'm blue in the face. It doesn't matter. The show is fun.

Season 2 is way less over the top. And accordingly, far better.

I really like season 2, but everytime Rose says "I can't take this I'm going back to California." I'm like please ****ing leave. Then she has the ****ing audacity to blame

I really enjoy the show, but damn they do some annoying ass shit.

Speaking of spy shows on Netflix, has anyone watched The Recruit? I really liked season 1, but shit season 2 (especially the finale) was beyond unrealistic lol. Worse than any storm trooper shooting and missing the good guys stuff.

I'm re-watching S1 of the Recruit because I don't remember any of it. Damn if I don't really like it. I'll see what S2 ends up being.

Just finished One Good Deed. Decent but not as good as some I've seen lately. The cast was excellent though.

Are you talking No good deed with Ray Ramano and Lisa Kudrow?

I watched the first episode and didn't think it would be good. Should I fire it up again?

Yep. Those two, Luke Wilson, Linda Cardellini, Dennis Leary, very good cast. Good acting. There was just something about the story, maybe I just watch too much TV and I just finished White Lotus but the curve balls weren't that surprising and I kind of figured out the whole plot about halfway through the season.

Like I said, good show. I guess I just expected more with that cast.

Just finished the episode with the extraction scene.

Yeah, I'm just done with Rose. She really does suck.

But here's what bugs me -- why the **** am I supposed to like Noor? Or give a single shit about her?

And why am I supposed to dislike Javad? THAT'S HIS ****ING JOB!!!! He's the head of security for the Iranian embassy. What the hell else would you have him doing in that role? Why is he a bad guy in any of this? And why should I sympathize with Noor's plight when, y'know, mandatory military service is part of Iran? Something her brother has always known about and been prepared for? Something that MANY countries have? Get your !@#$ing nose out of his business, Noor.

And if you're gonna be in it, maybe discuss it with him at literally any point of his existence? Would've saved everyone a lot of headache. And the next time you try to blackmail the US Government, someone needs to throw your ass into the deepest of deep dark pits until you have a change of heart.

**** this -- I'm Team Javad. I like that dude. He's just a guy trying to do his job and flirting with the cute girl that works his desk. Why am I supposed to see him as some sinister douchebag? I think it's entirely because he buttons the top button of his collared shirts without wearing a tie. That's a dick move.

The Righteous Gemstones ending really sucks but the final season begins March 9th.

Heh. I thought the Noor plotline was pretty interesting. You're 100% right. Javad doesn't necessarily age well, but at that point, you're right.

I viewed this as prety realistic. People suck and do stupid shit.

Lol I think you'll change your mind regarding one character.

The thing that bugs the **** out of me is that somehow Peter starts acting like the extraction fiasco was his fault. Rose also blames him and Noor blames him.

The **** did he do wrong? The only people you can blame are Noor and her family. She doesn't let her family know she's trying to get them out. She finally decides to let her mom know, but ole mom doesn't let her son know, because she's afraid he'd run away, which to me sounds like he doesn't even wanna leave. The brother then tries to shoot a bad mother****er and ends up dead.

Somehow the failings of the that family are turned into "**** you Peter! You got the brother killed!"

Nah **** that noise. If I was Sami I would have noped the **** out of there the minute the brother starts being a dipshit.

Javad is an Iranian statist - of course he's a bad guy. Come on man, this is Murica!

If I were an Iranian, I'd be an Iranian statist.

I feel ya, Javad. You're just a hard man in a hard world trying to do an honest day's work. You can't help where you were born, brotha...

#TeamJavad

Peter's been something of a mopey cuck looking for grenades to throw himself on for pretty much the entire run of the series.

I mean this season STARTED with him shitting on himself over Alice.

That's pretty much a key character trait for him.

Dude it's basically a telenovela about the CIA. :D

The lovey-dovey i gotta protect you Rose bullshit drives me nuts. The season would have been 100x better without #hackergurl.

The wife and I both absolutely loved Landman... that show has some of the best one liners of any show... It is a fairly serious show but absolutely hilarious at the same time.

Have you finished the season yet?

Any of you watching Paradise on Hulu? Patiently waiting for episode 5 to come out. Really good show.

Nope -- I usually get maybe 2 hours of these streaming shows a week in.

Unfortunately new shit my wife wants to watch keeps starting but I really want to get through a re-watch of Peaky Blinders with her and that should last us for like, a year.

May have it done in a week or so.

I’m going to do a Peaky rewatch before long too. I live PEAKY ****IN BLINDAS!

Anyone watched

For All Mankind on AppleTV? I haven't checked the thread to see if it's in it , but was wondering if it's worth watching.

Yes, it’s awesome. There’s another thread dedicated to it that Clay started awhile back. First season is especially strong.

I lost interest in Season 2.

Season 1 was pretty interesting if you like the alternate history stuff like Man in the High Castle.

But for whatever reason, I got bored of it the further down the road they went.

I gotta find a new hobby. I'm running out of shit to binge.

Have you tried Paradise on Hulu? Really really good. Only 5 episodes in though.

That's my problem. I can watch an entire season of 30-minute shows in one night. There's a lot of new stuff out there but there's just not enough volume.

You need to play more video games.

Yeah I've lost interest lately. Not sure why.

Well I have no idea what you play so I don't have suggestions..

It's not even that, I don't think although I am still suffering a bit from finally finishing the Mass Effect trilogy. I'm not sure I will ever have a gaming experience like that again.

I just don't seem to have the focus or drive to want to pickup a controller and interact. After working all day, it's much easier to enjoy passive entertainment.

Ah, I picked up the Hitman world of assassination when it was on sale, it's pretty good.

Bookies is A+... One of the funnies shows I have watched in a long while. I am actually surprised that Chuck Lorre and Charlie Sheen are working together again.

I tried to watch friends from college. Roughly my age, I like Cobie Smoulders, there are some funny but it’s way over the top and I couldn’t get into the cheating angle.

Maybe it was too close to home in terms of the ages, places in life, pop culture references that I couldn’t look past the ridiculousness.

I wasn’t a fan of

2 episodes left.

Still #TeamJavad

Then again, I find Markus to be charming and effective. My moral compass is pretty obviously on the blink. But I like him WAY more than Tomas.

"It's a rough town, people go missing all the time..."

THAT'S what I want out of my head of security! Attaboy Javad, just doing your portion my guy!

And for the record, Peter is just ****ing awful at his job. I mean the damn worst. Seriously buddy, a bullet tire and you can't manage to keep the van on the road? And you just clubbed the ever loving **** out of my boy Javad but didn't take his gun from him?

They're also doing that thing where they use really bad exposition to explain away story points. Right before Kathering finds him at his apartment my wife says "Why wouldn't they check his apartment" and I say "Well why would they even know where it is? Only he and Rose would've been there -- he wouldn't have told Katherine about it..."

She shows up, pulls a gun on him and he says "Man, I knew I shouldn't have told you where this place was...."

Oh **** me. I even called out how god-awful stupid that would be before it happened, the writers KNEW it would be god-awful stupid so they had to put a line of exposition in there to explain it. And then he says "shoot me" and I'm sitting there thinking "Wait a minute, she'd ****ing shoot him. Like. that's the foundation of her character..."

Of course she doesn't.

Maybe I don't like Javad as much as I just really do not like the protagonists at all.

That's the best part of a show like this. Nobody is the good guy. You alternate between loving and hating every character. You feel sorry for them because they got ****ed and then they turn around and **** someone else and you realize they're just people being flawed people.

Yeah, I've been watching Orange is the New Black.

holy shit eddie murphy outta nowhere

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