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Just started watching Hanna, only a couple episodes in but it has promise.

 
Two sci-fi shows about AI robots, both good: Humans, and Better Than Us.
 
Dark Season 2- German series about a small town and themes of time travel, incest, murder, secrets, and fate. The storyline is very convoluted, so if you havent seen Season 1 you'll be totally lost. The acting is good and it gets intense, but lacks any sort of humor (hey it's made by Germans) and the theme is well... dark. It's kind of a grown up version of Stranger Things even though it's very, very different. 8/10

The wife got too busy to continue the show, which means that I waited around for her to get back into it, but she never did, and now I'm hopelessly unable and unwilling to do the work it would take to re-remember all the characters, who they are in each time, and therefore I've concluded "**** that," I'm not bothering.

It was pretty good while I was making the effort, though.
 
I would recommend Krypton on SciFi but the idiots just cancelled it.
 
The wife got too busy to continue the show, which means that I waited around for her to get back into it, but she never did, and now I'm hopelessly unable and unwilling to do the work it would take to re-remember all the characters, who they are in each time, and therefore I've concluded "**** that," I'm not bothering.

It was pretty good while I was making the effort, though.

I believe they are moving forward with season 3, which will also be the last and hopefully will tie things up so you ought to wait for it then watch it all in one shebang. The show is pretty good, but there's a lot of stuff to keep track of.



Mindhunter season 2- this time they cover the Atlanta Child Murders, plus a number of scenes with Charles Manson and his family. Not bad, but the main characters are still a bit of a problem- one of them has the personality of a box, and the second one's son is a budding serial killer? Come on. 7/10
 
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An old reccommendation:

I, Claudius.

Finally finishing it after starting it years ago. It was the most notable in a series of BBC stage productions during the 1970s. It covers the first few generations of the Roman empire from the Great Man approach to history.

It's scandalous, it's devious, and it's utterly separated from good rulership. Basically, it's "The Tudors" decades before "The Tudors."

As such, it's important to note that its portrayals and people from ancient times are far from the reality of what they were. Much of that isn't the fault of the production itself, but rather the reliance on a novel which substantially grounded itself ancient historical texts. Essentially, what accounts survive are largely the work of Roman-era Michael Wolff's. They believe rumors, and the rumors that are believed are the most scandalous.

Still, great production and John Hurt's Caligula in the 2nd half is something to behold.

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Mind the figs.
 
Fleabag. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll never look at priests the same ever again.

 
The Romanoffs on Amazon Prime is freaking awesome. They are sophisticated, thought-provoking, well-written and well-acted slice-of-life stand alone episodes; eight of them, some are tragic, others have dark comedic elements, others are suspenseful, others are weird, others are disturbing, but almost all are very entertaining. Highly recommended; you do need to like the slice-of-life style that is slow and thoughtful; this is not an action-ridden show but rather a poetic and ultimately beautiful one. The Romanoff angle is rather incidental; the 8 stories would exist the same way if not for this rather minor aspect of it, but it is a neat idea anyway. As with all anthologies, the episodes are uneven and some are better than others, and some will not be everybody's cup of tea, but personally, I found them all pretty good.
 
Fleabag. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll never look at priests the same ever again.



Fleabag is one of the best series I've ever watched in my life. But it is ultimately very sad and troubling. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it to people, for this reason. I feel like I'm doing a disservice to them. When a close friend asked me if she should watch it, I actually said no, you shouldn't; you'll regret it if you do. Even though the very last lines are hopeful, the whole second season is rather dark.

It is thoroughly brilliant. I greatly admire the woman who wrote, directed, and acted in it, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She is a genius. This is pure gold. It doesn't get any better.
 
I mentioned that The Romanoffs is very well-acted. For the most part, it is; sometimes even extraordinarily so. With one exception. The male lead in episode 6 is a really, really lousy actor.
 
The three seasons of Deadwood were great. Spicy language and lots of action.

Set in 1876, when the richest gold strike in U.S. history drew a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Deadwood - Official Website for the HBO Series
 
The three seasons of Deadwood were great. Spicy language and lots of action.

Set in 1876, when the richest gold strike in U.S. history drew a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Deadwood - Official Website for the HBO Series
I watched a few episodes of it back in the day but I couldnt get into the show. Which is strange because I love Westerns.
 
Fleabag is one of the best series I've ever watched in my life. But it is ultimately very sad and troubling. I'm not sure if I'd recommend it to people, for this reason. I feel like I'm doing a disservice to them. When a close friend asked me if she should watch it, I actually said no, you shouldn't; you'll regret it if you do. Even though the very last lines are hopeful, the whole second season is rather dark.

It is thoroughly brilliant. I greatly admire the woman who wrote, directed, and acted in it, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She is a genius. This is pure gold. It doesn't get any better.


I completely get what you are saying. However, I do honestly feel that sad/depressing/troubling shows and even songs have a way of making one feel better. At least they do with me. It's almost like they make me feel that I am not alone. In a lot of ways, I can relate to the main character in Fleabag. Apart from the back door stuff, though. :lol:
 
I completely get what you are saying. However, I do honestly feel that sad/depressing/troubling shows and even songs have a way of making one feel better. At least they do with me. It's almost like they make me feel that I am not alone. In a lot of ways, I can relate to the main character in Fleabag. Apart from the back door stuff, though. :lol:

Interesting, I had never thought of it this way, that these dark and sad shows and songs make one feel better, maybe by comparison (as in, "fortunately my life is not as f.....ed up as this character's"). That's not something that affects me personally. If I compare my life to poor Fleabag's, mine is definitely a lot happier; I come from a non-dysfunctional family and I am in a happy, solid marriage; my wife and I have two equally happy and successful children. But even if I'm not personally affected, I kind of feel sad for the unfortunate people who face the problems that she faces... and without spoiling it for those who haven't seen the show, the twist at the end of the first season is very shocking; it would have been devastating if it happened to a real person. Fleabag herself is a very good person, a much better one than most of the other characters, but she is someone who made a terrible mistake and the guilt she experiences must be overwhelming.

So, the issue of recommending it, is that it is advertised as a comedy, but even though it is outrageously funny in parts, it is also very true that, like you perfectly put it, you laugh AND you cry. So people who are just hoping for a kinky comedy are in for a bitter surprise, when they realize that the show is very funny all right, but it is also very depressing.

Hehe, the back door thing is kind of gross... and I suspect the author/director/actress included it for shock value, and for the sake of the psychological arc of the whole show: it starts like a gross comedy... but oh my god, doesn't it evolve nicely to brilliantly written drama?

Anyway, the bottom line is that the show is freaking brilliant. On these grounds, it is nice to recommend it to anyone who wants to watch a super-high quality show that is so thought-provoking and deep. But on grounds of its emotional impact, maybe it's kind of iffy to recommend it to some people. I think that my friend who asked me if she should see it, is already a bit on the depressed side and does struggle with family issues and marital issues... so I was afraid that the message would hit home too hard and she'd be too sad, if she watched it. So, I ended up saying, "nah, don't watch it, it won't be good for you, you'll regret it if you do."

I realize that it's a bit patronizing... but I care deeply for this friend and I just don't want her to suffer. I think she'd be crying non-stop if she watched it.

But maybe you're right... maybe she'd feel better, by comparison. I don't know.
 
I'm starting to watch Goliath, made it to the third episode, but so far I'm struggling a bit. It's taking a good while to pick up speed. I hope it does. I'm a bit bored. But it is not unusual for a show to take its time to develop so I'm not giving up, yet. I'd be curious to know if someone here has finished watching it; does it get better?
 
Wasn't impressed with the end of Yellowstone, pretty lackluster imo.

Wife is really looking forward to starting "Carnival Row"

 
Wasn't impressed with the end of Yellowstone, pretty lackluster imo.

Wife is really looking forward to starting "Carnival Row"



I will binge Carnival Row this weekend as well.
 
I said Goliath was taking a long time to take off. Well, it did take off. I'm enjoying it now (I just finished episode 4).
 
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I will binge Carnival Row this weekend as well.

Watched the first 3 and so far I like it more than I thought I would. Already a few twists I didn't see coming. All in all a good show so far.
 
Watched the first 3 and so far I like it more than I thought I would. Already a few twists I didn't see coming. All in all a good show so far.

Just watched all eight episodes of CARNIVAL ROW and liked it greatly. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. Orlando Bloom was very good as was the world building and alternate universe environments. The story had enough ups and downs and twists and turns to make you come back for each episode.

I look forward to the second season.
 
Just watched all eight episodes of CARNIVAL ROW and liked it greatly. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. Orlando Bloom was very good as was the world building and alternate universe environments. The story had enough ups and downs and twists and turns to make you come back for each episode.

I look forward to the second season.

Finished it last night and I agree, good series overall and I am looking forward to the next season.
 
Binged Carnival Row season 1. So-so. The production values are good, but the characters were pretty cliched and the whole plot was predictable. Everybody seems related to each other too- like in Star Wars. 6/10

Another thing
If Orlando Bloom was half fae, how come the other fae didnt detect him? I mean his friend did.

A good TV show is Sacred Games- yes, its an Indian show so there's subtitles, but it isnt Bollywood- its a tense thriller about a honest cop and a terrorist who has plans to destroy the city. It's pretty good. 2 seasons are now out. 8/10

 
I can highly recommend Ken Burns new doc on Country Music. Though I am no fan of the genre, its well done as our most of Burns productions.
 
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