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Aug 6, 2018 5:40:20 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Aug 6, 2018 5:40:20 GMT -5
American Gods (s1) Done. I wish the makers of this show would spend more time on the story and less time with the distracting visual effects and bizarre extra crap (e.g., the multiplying dancers accompanying Gillian Anderson's character at the Wisconsin house). There are lots of interesting little stories, e.g., Laura Moon's death, Essie McGowan and leprechaun, Nunyunnini, Spider Woman. Just tell those. Toss the rest. Have you read the book? I really enjoyed the book and was very worried during production when I saw set photos and things. I felt most of the actors were very good. I personally found the pacing to be off (spending too much time on some parts, too little on others). As far as the visual effects you pointed out, I feel any adaption of a Gaiman work needs bizarre visuals...but there were some I also would have changed. Season 2 is going to have some changes (new showrunner, some cast departures) so I’ll be interested to see how it is.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 6, 2018 15:02:34 GMT -5
American Gods (s1) Done. I wish the makers of this show would spend more time on the story and less time with the distracting visual effects and bizarre extra crap (e.g., the multiplying dancers accompanying Gillian Anderson's character at the Wisconsin house). There are lots of interesting little stories, e.g., Laura Moon's death, Essie McGowan and leprechaun, Nunyunnini, Spider Woman. Just tell those. Toss the rest. Have you read the book? I really enjoyed the book and was very worried during production when I saw set photos and things. I felt most of the actors were very good. I personally found the pacing to be off (spending too much time on some parts, too little on others). As far as the visual effects you pointed out, I feel any adaption of a Gaiman work needs bizarre visuals...but there were some I also would have changed. Season 2 is going to have some changes (new showrunner, some cast departures) so I’ll be interested to see how it is. I never read the book. The only thing by Gaiman I read were the first two Sandman graphic novels (I'm not really sure what I think of those; mixed feeling) and a short story about Snow White, I think? I can't remember the title or the content. It was some retelling of a fairy tale. That one, I liked.
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Post by bigdfromla on Aug 7, 2018 23:55:39 GMT -5
"El Chapo" is a series on Netflix that also is shown on the Spanish language Univision network. It is an outstanding program chronicling the life and actions of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. I am currently watching the third season which arrived on Netflix last week. It's all there. The events of El Chapo's early life and how he got started in the drug trade, the emergence of his organization, his stints in prison, the violent wars fought against other drug cartels, and, along the way, all the innocent victims of violence carried out by his group and the violence they were part of. Disturbingly, the show chronicles the deep level of corruption of the Mexican government, including a fascinating character of an ambitiously corrupt bureaucrat, whose rise up the government food chain of power coincides with his cooperation with El Chapo over decades of collaboration. As I get to the last four episodes of season 3, El Chapo is preparing for his most recent escape from prison in Mexico, with his meeting with actress Kate Del Castillo, meeting with Sean Penn, recapture and extradition obviously still to come. Should be interesting. This is a great show!!
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 11, 2018 18:02:38 GMT -5
The Last Panthers
Interesting story about a diamond heist gone wrong which leads to complications and reveals a backstory about the Bosnia-Serbia conflict of the 1990s. Made me interested in reading about that history. I'll have to look for a good book about that.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 3, 2018 3:43:40 GMT -5
13 Reasons Why (s1)
Relatively interesting show. I didn't think I would like it because it involves high school-aged teens and their drama. But the mystery surrounding the tapes kept me glued.
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Sept 3, 2018 7:41:00 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Sept 3, 2018 7:41:00 GMT -5
After so many people telling me to check it out, I’ve gotten into Shameless recently and have really been enjoying it. I’m pretty impressed with how it can go from an absurd, humorous tone to extremely serious.
Mayans MC premiers this week and is a spin-off if Sons of Anarchy and I’m interested in it. I’ve never seen SOA but it’s on my list of shows to watch that I missed out on the first time around.
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Post by gnu2vball on Sept 3, 2018 8:45:35 GMT -5
Caught the first episode of Ozark's (Netflix) second season. Still a great cast of characters and continued and impending violence. Trying to avoid the temptation to binge watch the rest of the season.
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Post by gnu2vball on Sept 3, 2018 8:50:22 GMT -5
Mayans MC premiers this week and is a spin-off if Sons of Anarchy and I’m interested in it. I’ve never seen SOA but it’s on my list of shows to watch that I missed out on the first time around. SOA is good, especially its beginnings. Regrettably, its final seasons--particularly the last one--degenerated into something approaching violent pornography. I couldn't finish watching it.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Sept 9, 2018 21:55:10 GMT -5
There is this show "Fresh Off the Boat" that started in 2015 on ABC, starring Hudson Yang, Randall Park, Constance Wu that caught my wife's interest. Saw some clips of the show, thought it was hilarious (which it is) and downloaded the first 3 seasons on iTunes. Its the first show that highlights an all Asian cast. Its kind of a like "Wonder Years" with its narrative by the creator Eddie Huang who talks about his younger years as the show goes on, mixed a bit with "Modern Family" type of filming and a bit of Bundy-esque non-PC. Its funny as heck, as it exaggerates the stereo-type of an Asian American family (parents originally from Taiwan, kids born in the US) who moved from DC to Orlando so the father could start a steakhouse on International Drive. There is the tiger-mom, over-studious kids, one rebellious kid who loves rap music...and the father is a bit of a dimwit, but a nice dimwit.
However, I found it quite interesting that on the very first show (pilot) the word C***k was used by the token black kid in the show. At least on the iTunes version, no editing, etc. I was telling my wife that its strange because ABC is basically saying its ok to say C***k, yet everyone is tip-toeing around N****r.
Show is set in the mid-90's, and they have their grandmother living with them. Also found it strange the grandmother was speaking in Mandarin, whereas I would think she would have spoke Taiwanese instead. Meh, its a show.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 10, 2018 1:10:41 GMT -5
American Gods (s1) Done. I wish the makers of this show would spend more time on the story and less time with the distracting visual effects and bizarre extra crap (e.g., the multiplying dancers accompanying Gillian Anderson's character at the Wisconsin house). There are lots of interesting little stories, e.g., Laura Moon's death, Essie McGowan and leprechaun, Nunyunnini, Spider Woman. Just tell those. Toss the rest. Did you read the book? It's better.
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Sept 10, 2018 9:21:09 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Sept 10, 2018 9:21:09 GMT -5
First episode of Mayans MC was good but not great. There’s potential for me to really enjoy it but there’s also some signs that it could eventually bore me. I’ll continue to give it a chance and see which of those two outcomes happens.
I binged season 2 of Iron Fist over the weekend and it’s still my least favorite Marvel show. I’d give in depth thoughts but don’t want to give spoilers.
Starting back on my Shameless binge soon with season 4.
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Post by dgo on Sept 10, 2018 10:25:29 GMT -5
Currently, my favorite TV show is The Good Place, and I'm anxiously awaiting the third season in a couple of weeks. The posters on this thread seem much more into hour long dramas than sitcoms, so it's not surprising that nobody has mentioned it.
I think it's very clever, and they do a good job of keeping things fresh.
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Sept 10, 2018 18:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by kylewise1983 on Sept 10, 2018 18:55:03 GMT -5
First episode of Mayans MC was good but not great. There’s potential for me to really enjoy it but there’s also some signs that it could eventually bore me. I’ll continue to give it a chance and see which of those two outcomes happens. I binged season 2 of Iron Fist over the weekend and it’s still my least favorite Marvel show. I’d give in depth thoughts but don’t want to give spoilers. Starting back on my Shameless binge soon with season 4. I binged watched Shameless like a crazy person. It consumed almost every free moment of my time. It’s such a good and addictive show!
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Post by c4ndlelight on Sept 10, 2018 19:14:51 GMT -5
I will also recommend Harlots on Hulu. It's at times campy and at times graphic, but it's the show about prostitutes in Georgian England you never knew you needed! It's also really good at teaching you wonderfully archaic dirty words.
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on Sept 10, 2018 21:06:02 GMT -5
There is this show "Fresh Off the Boat"... My wife and I stopped after about half a dozen episodes. It's quite funny actually, but we just felt the stereo-typing to be a bit much. I almost want to continue watching, especially because of Tiger-Mom's singing, but just don't have Not enough hours in life to do so.
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