Just finished binge watching last season and a half of Reign. Whatta' soap opera they turned the last days of Mary Queen of Scots into, when they already had so much to work with on her life as it was, which was tragic, full of intrigue, betrayal, murder and passion already. Her people were a nasty bunch.

I thought a few of the early episodes were going to keep the series going this way, but then it improved. Last portion of Season 3 -Season 4 were like Young and the Restless.

Yeah, I saw that and thought of you. It's a good show and I know you really liked it.

Eh, I'll live. I liked how they had the confidence to make everyone on the look like a little bit of an asshole. That way everyone's POV gets aired without anyone looking like a savior. I have a soft spot for humor that isn't smug or self-satisfied.

I'm sure he'll find his footing elsewhere, and the rest of the cast is talented enough to drop in anywhere and shine.

But what do I know, I'm just some pop culture obsessive who didn't have the wherewithall to parlay a Yale law degree into a ratty bong and an exhausted couch.

I tried to watch the first season and it was pretty bad. It doesn't surprise me it went full soap opera. Sucks.

Yeah, it was in the first season, it looked pretty bad but it was the opening scene where there was an attempted poisoning of her food at the convent where she was raised that was a really good hook into the story. Then it was just girl gossipy. Her life was simply tragic when you look up her real story.

A loved watching Adelaide Kane in that.

I caught Shooter on Netflix.

It was pretty decent. But I haven't read the book.

It had a lot going against it. I'd seen and enjoyed the movie. I'm no Ryan Philleppe fan. All I can think about is that puke role he played in Cruel intentions. Also Cynthia Addai-Robinsons performance in Spartacus was downright unbearable. Both acted their parts well enough to make me look past the priors. And damn. Philippe is yoked the **** out. He isn't a soft bitch anymore.

Moreover the story had trouble grabbing me and making it believable I suppose. That's a pretty subjective gripe as I can't see too much they did wrong necessarily. Maybe I just knew where the story was going so I'm hypercritical. Even with the little girl tie in (I have a daughter not much younger than that). I don't know. Something didn't feel believable about the thing.

All in all though it's worth a watch. The production value is very good for a USA show and the action is pretty damned good. The fight scenes alone are worth watching. It comes back Tuesday. I'll set the DVR.

i need to remember to type show names rather than embed a trailer. my gut says i have posted this before, but not certain.

season 1 has been out a couple years, but this year season 2 will premiere.

it's an aussie drama called 'Glitch'

personally, i love the show. you will have to decide on your own. depending on region it is on netflix.

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People of Earth quietly returns to TBS tonight.

If you want a sweet amiable comedy with just a touch of weirdness. Imagine if The Office was about Scully and Mulder instead of Jim and Pam, and you're most of the way there.

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People of Earth is great.

I can't watch Shameless. It's good, but I don't like any of the characters and find it hard to root for any of them to succeed. Makes it hard to watch. Same with Always Sunny for me. I get that they're good. They're just not my jam.

Master of None is amazing, especially season 2.

Just finished Last Chance U season 2. Season 1 is probably better, as season 2 is pretty dark.

I tried Shameless too. I just can't. Even though, I'm a pretty big fan of Emmy Rossum's boobs.

if you can't watch the us version of shameless, don't even try the UK version.

always sunny is great film only because i could see myself playing any one of those roles.

last chance U, i binged. the only thing i took away from it was that grown men are babies if they don't get what they want. it featured nothing but whingers, from the coaching staff to the players. hell, even the hottest chick said 'these people are too stoopid even for me'. :D

shameless is an R rated version of married with children :D

Picked up Travelers on Netflix. It is a pretty decent watch. It got kind of convoluted toward the end but it about has to with a time traveler flick. It did a nice job with pacing and developing the story. The acting was really good and seemed believable.


Also caught Ozark. It was decent. The acting and production was pretty damned top notch. Some of the writing was wonky but definitely worth the watch.

so i couldn't binge it, but am ch131'ing it. they don't have all the streams, but season 2 episode 9 is so CP ROFL

if you have watched what if chat rooms are real (the parlor), this is a thousand times better (the episode)

click at your own risk if you aren't used to streaming, unless you are used to chan131 streaming format.



i won't lie, he is me.

Has anyone done season 2 of Sense8? I really liked Season 1, but I just can't bring myself to jump into Season 2 for some reason.

it was terrible and cancelled :D

I've been binge watching season 1 all day today. This show is absolutely hilarious. The "previously on" each episode is brilliant. Good to see Tony Shaloub again, always liked him.

While I'm a huge fan of Preacher they are ****ing around and mixing up the timeline/story of the comix and I'm getting impatient for them to go "full comic."

Don't wanna go through the whole thread, but anybody watch Bloodline on Netflix? We're almost done with the first season and I think it's pretty good. It's a little slow, but I def am enjoying it!

i've watched it thru. it's basically a more graphic version of the old "dallas" tv series. :D

Just finished season 1 last night. Looking forward to season 2. I've read that season 3 is terrible. Did you like season 3?

it was not terrible, as it concludes a lot of story lines, and still leaves a little bit of a teaser. haven't googled if there will be a season 4. :D

Many years late, finally getting started on Legit.

Solid, solid, solid.

I'm on the episode where Jefferies starts off arguing with his date, segueing into how being gay would be worth it just to split the dinner check on occasion. Then following with the flight to Omaha with his neurotic buddy.

Laughs abound.

There's no need for that type of language.
This is the exact reason this type of language was invented. We're both angry. We're having a fight. When do you swear?

LMAO That reminds me of a funny Bloodhound Gang song, "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks".

http://www.videobash.com/video_show/...onships-648715

Here's the standup the scene was taken almost exclusively from.

Warning NSFW

LMAO I've heard of that guy before, but I don't watch much standup. Very funny.

NSFW :D

http://www.videobash.com/video_show/...ut-gays-235049

I can't rep you again but my god that's hilarious.

Loved Legit. Hilarious show.

Caught 2/3 of The Tick. Mostly just fluffy good fun, but I love the title character's nonsequiturs. Seems every few minutes he announces something out of the blue that completely cracks me up.

Like in the promo. He goes to a party. Rings the bell, met at the door.

Host: 'Well, look at you!'
The Tick: IM-possible.

ROFL ROFL

He's like Adam West's Batman and Deadpool had a genial brain-damaged child.

[Also, one of the characters is played by the bully older brother from Home Alone]

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I liked the first season, and much of the next, but it was a steady decline for me. By the end of it, I was just happy it was over with. Had it to do over again, I'd probably have been better off stopping after S1... but maybe you will appreciate it more. :shrug:

I liked it -- I think my favorite part was Bryan Greenberg's tie dyed kombucha shirt.

While my Wife is watching the new season of Outlander.



I have the new season of Bojack Horseman to watch.

NSFW

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I think of the comedy shows presently out there putting out new stuff, the best going are

You're the Worst
Bojack
Rick and Morty

[depending on how strong Always Sunny and Nathan for You come back in their new seasons]

Is it kind of like watching all of Dexter and skipping the final season?

it's a netflix mockumentary, not sure if it's must watch, but it appears the show american vandal is an attempt at the worlds longest dick joke. :D

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ETA: i am six episodes in, and i can say its better than casting jonbenet, but not as good as luke cage. albeit does make a case for dessey being guilty of murder after being falsely accused of rape. :D

i would absolutely love to see the outtakes of the filming of this show. it would be ten times funnier than the one presented. ROFL

lol, yeah.. wish I'd done that. :harumph:

South Park is still going strong (on their 21st season this year). thought the season premiere was great.

also there's a new show on HBO called The Deuce that is good so far (from the creator of the Wire). I highly recommend it.

I tried the premiere, but I had already ODed on 70s period pieces with the dreck that was 'I'm Dying Up Here.' I respect what I saw enough to give it a little while before revisiting. At least I avoided polluting my discernment with 'Vinyl' or it might be months.

And South Park was OK, but didn't pack the punch I was hoping for.

Though I did laugh aloud at Stan's dad going MMA in his renovation projects. ROFL

Just got done with season 1 of shooter with Ryan Philippe pretty good. Season 2 is almost over. i need to on demand it.

Yeah. I think I posted my thoughts on it here. But I (for once) was smart enough to DVR it before it started. Normally I hack it all to hell and about 6 episodes in think to myself, "damn! I forgot to DVR that."

Giving it another chance on your recommend, and I have to ask, if there anything that's creepier, yet you continue to love, than Gary Pucket and Union Gap.

Cuckold and Pedo Ballads that make you choke up like a friggen chick.

I have been savoring it. I tried it earlier this year when one of my kids recommended it to me...binged every single episode and was stunned when I ran out of them. So, I have been trying to watch it one episode at a time when I can relax and appreciate it.

Or everything after the final episode of the fourth season. Just finish the series in your mind after that because whatever you come up with will be better.

Bored To Death is a fun comedy.. Ted Dansen, Jason Schwartzman, and Zach Galifinakis.

We had our doubts about it, but after 2-3 episodes, it grew on us, and continued to do so.

Did you watch Blunt Talk with Patrick Stewart?

Same vibe, same creator [Jonathan Ames] about a 'news personality' and his production company.

ROFL

Got sucked into the Suburra: Blood on Rome Netflix series yesterday. It's subtitled, but the story is well done, it's well acted and the shots of Rome are really cool.

Skip it.

Watch BIG MOUTH instead...

Not a **** given if thoroughly ignored, but after reading a Baby Lee post just now.. it reminded me that this is worth announcing to people considering it, but are unsure..

The Last Kingdom.. season 1 and 2.. have been absolutely AWESOME for both myself and Mrs.

Can not wait for S3.. if you like that genre and have not seen... SEE.

:thumb:

Yeah. I watched it and posted that I enjoyed it. The beginning monologue annoys me abnormally.

This.

Great effing show, very well done.

Happy happy happy HAPPY!!!!!!!!


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Never even heard of it. Will remember this, and check into.. at some point. :thumb:

Holy pancake titties, Maggie Gyllenhaal ruined this for me. It's like she's intentionally getting naked in every scene. Plus, it's a lot of Franco, which isn't surprising since their both producers and actors in it. Had potential, but they couldn't get out of each other's way.

I watched River on Netflix. It’s like a miniseries type thing. I thought it was really a good watch. Not necessarily a happy watch, but a good one.

In the age of sensitivity, I don’t know where this falls on the spectrum of “sensitive enough” regarding mental illness. I have virtually no experience with mental illness so I’m not one to discuss it. What I will say is the notes they were trying to hit resonated. With me anyway. It was very well acted - and on some very complex and difficult to grasp emotions/situations. It also tackled some racism and predjudice ideas that are often dicey and poorly executed that I thought were handled well.

Well worth the watch in my opinion. And the time commitment isn’t all that big.

I'm ****ing loving Happy! on syfy. One of the craziest shows I've ever seen.

The 2 Dave Chappelle stand up's are ****ing awesome! dude went in on everyone. haha

This.

I gagged my way thru the 3 part mini-series Gunpowder.
kept thinking there'll be payoff at the end.

NOPE!

you know nothing John Snow.

New seasons of:

Peaky Blinders
Travelers
Black Mirror


Good grief, talk about an abundance of riches. All dropped over break, while I wasn't really able to watch TV, too. So I've got some catching up to do once I get back in a routine.

I enjoyed La Mante (The Mantis) on Netflix over the weekend. It's a French miniseries following a detective investigating a serial killer. It had some really graphic scenes and Fredérique Bel is balls hot.

**** France.

Edit: Oh wait, hot french chick? I'm in.

Ha. There are some blatant French traits throughout. Mainly the prison conditions for an already convicted serial killer. Nicer than my condo.

ROFL

Anybody watch Peaky Blinders?

Heard it’s pretty damn good.

If you like French crime drama, then try The Frozen Dead. It's new on Netflix. It's in French with subtitles. I really enjoyed it, only 6 episodes.

Yep, I'm 2 episodes in and really like it. Likely finish it this weekend.

I don't necessarily seek out foreign shows, but I do like how the subtitles command my attention.

I’ve been watching The Last Kingdom on Netflix. It’s good but it’s definitely not a grand epic or anything. Kind of an easy watch that does serve its purpose in being entertaining.

I see a lot of people like Peaky Blinders but I just can’t get into it. I’ve watched probably six or so episodes and I find the accents hard to understand and the story overall to be pretty boring without any characters that keep me wanting to find out what happens next.

Peaky Blinders might be my favorite show currently. Many fans of the show (myself included) run it with subtitles enabled. This helps with the accents. You miss ALOT without the subtitles because there are a lot of subtleties in dialog and such that are easy to gloss over with the accents.

Anyone catch Manhunt: Unabomber?

My wife and I just binged that one. Originally on Discovery, the full season 1 is on Netflix now. We liked it.

Sooo...I started Riverdale on Netflix. I know, I know. But holy shit, that show is as good as everybody says. I can't believe it.

Did you watch the Archies (or read the comic books) when you were a kid?

:facepalm:

The clear cream of the crop.

Sad thing is if you binge it's a very short season. I guess that BBC influence.

These creators need more $$$ and more eps and this may become THE show Netflix can hang it's hat on. It's that good.

Black Mirror does it right. There are nods to themes but nothing smashes you over the head with anything. It makes you think.

It honors the original Twilight Zone...

^^^^
looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. Haven't even started Season 1 of Black Mirror yet so I will be binge watching it this weekend. I've only heard good things about it

Did you finish Frozen Dead?

Season 1 is amazing. It really is a futuristic Twilight Zone done well.

Very well in fact.

Did you finish Bubba Ho Tep like I asked you to?...