Television

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Nov 14, 2024 1:01 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:57 am It is NOT on Paramount+, much to my confusion and bewilderment when I went looking for it last night. It's only on mainstream Paramount, which is what I was rambling about above in terms of the cursing and the fucking.

Thanks, I was planning on watching there when a couple more episodes came out. Surprised to find out I have Paramount on FiOs. This is the first non-sports game I’ve watched or recorded on cable in years! I don’t know why my wife insists on keeping cable, she only streams from her phone, probably doesn’t even realize FiOs has an app she could watch live tv or DVR from her phone.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:10 am

GoodKarma wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:31 pm
brian wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:22 pm If you never watched Detroiters, the brilliant Tim Robinson/Sam Richardson comedy, I’m happy to tell you all 20 episodes are now available on Netflix. You can thank me later.
Second this...criminally underrated show.

Thank you. It is brilliant.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:28 pm

garyclark wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 2:00 pm The first few episodes of The Penguin are very, very good.

Potential to be something special.

Just finished it last night. That was a great season of TV.

[+] spoiler: Before the last 2 episodes I was thinking about where Oz fits in with other recent anti-hero protagonists like Tony Soprano and Walter White. Then, the penultimate episode with him killing his brothers put him on a whole other level of evil. I think he may have topped it in the last 5 minutes of the finale. Just a brilliant way to take a guy that the viewers were mostly rooting for for most of the season into the actual villain he's supposed to be.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 11:05 pm

EdRomero wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:10 am
GoodKarma wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:31 pm
brian wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:22 pm If you never watched Detroiters, the brilliant Tim Robinson/Sam Richardson comedy, I’m happy to tell you all 20 episodes are now available on Netflix. You can thank me later.
Second this...criminally underrated show.
Thank you. It is brilliant.

OH NOW WE'RE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY?!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:16 am

Shirley wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:28 pm
garyclark wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 2:00 pm The first few episodes of The Penguin are very, very good.

Potential to be something special.
Just finished it last night. That was a great season of TV.

[+] spoiler
Before the last 2 episodes I was thinking about where Oz fits in with other recent anti-hero protagonists like Tony Soprano and Walter White. Then, the penultimate episode with him killing his brothers put him on a whole other level of evil. I think he may have topped it in the last 5 minutes of the finale. Just a brilliant way to take a guy that the viewers were mostly rooting for for most of the season into the actual villain he's supposed to be.

One of the reasons we re-upped with Max, and yet a full month in and other shows have crowded it off our plate.

Need to fix that this weekend.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 1:24 pm

EdRomero wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:43 am I started watching Kevin Can F*** Himself for the Worcester references, but I just binged the whole series because it was so good.

Finished it last night. 2 Seasons, only 16 total episodes in the series. It comes to a definite end, left itself open to continuing, but I read they are stopping at two season. It's unlike anything I've ever seen, and I highly recommend watching it. Just realize if you start it, the cheesy over the top 80s sitcom thing isn't the real show. It's dark, depressing, but man it's good.

I really enjoyed Annie Murphy, playing pretty much the exact opposite character she played in Schitt's Creek. Her Massachusetts accent is distractingly bad at times, but so is a real person with a Mass accent. I was really drawn into the characters and their world even though they had few redeeming qualities and their lives were really shitty.

[+] spoiler: Cool twist at the end when Kevin was no longer filmed in Sitcom mode and became a real person.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 am

The Diplomat rules.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:46 am

Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 am The Diplomat rules.

We're binging* the heck out of it. Keri is absolutely terrific and the rest of the cast is more than holding their own. The only thing that continues to bug the crap out of me is how she continues to be so disheveled. Wash your damn hair and put on an outfit that... fits.

* - Binging for us means watching an episode just about every night, consecutively. Though, we often will kill off a series by watching the penultimate and finale on the same night. (/no one asked)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:56 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:46 amWe're binging* the heck out of it. Keri is absolutely terrific and the rest of the cast is more than holding their own. The only thing that continues to bug the crap out of me is how she continues to be so disheveled. Wash your damn hair and put on an outfit that... fits.

You'll love one particular scene in Episode 5 then.

Nonlinear FC wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:46 am * - Binging for us means watching an episode just about every night, consecutively. Though, we often will kill off a series by watching the penultimate and finale on the same night. (/no one asked)

Can't remember what we did for S1 but we just watched all six of these in two nights. Wish there were 50 more.

phxgators · Post by **phxgators** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:28 am

Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 am The Diplomat rules.

Finished S2 last night. This show went from good to great this season.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:30 am

phxgators wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:28 am
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 am The Diplomat rules.
Finished S2 last night. This show went from good to great this season.

Alright, I’m in. I do love Keri Russel and this looked up my alley.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:33 am

Yeah my sister highly recommended it so I'm going to start soon.

Really enjoying Shrinking. Derek is so awesome.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:34 am

Giff wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:33 am Yeah my sister highly recommended it so I'm going to start soon.

Really enjoying Shrinking. Derek is so awesome.

He's having a breakout season, for sure. (Thanks for the reminder, need to catch the latest episode.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:04 pm

[+] spoiler: Hoo boy.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:28 pm

Is Batman in The Penguin?

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:11 pm

Jerloma wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:28 pm Is Batman in The Penguin?

Is that a spoiler? I don't want to answer.

The show is nothing about anything to do with a superhero at this point.

Pure backstory. It's so good!

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:11 pm

The Sybian wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:30 am
phxgators wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:28 am
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:29 am The Diplomat rules.
Finished S2 last night. This show went from good to great this season.
Alright, I’m in. I do love Keri Russel and this looked up my alley.

I watched the whole season 2 in one night. Amazing.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:36 pm

garyclark wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:11 pm
Jerloma wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:28 pm Is Batman in The Penguin?
Is that a spoiler? I don't want to answer.

The show is nothing about anything to do with a superhero at this point.

Pure backstory. It's so good!

Cool. I just finished episode 2. Liking it.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:39 pm

I'll check out The Diplomat after as well, but the Kari Russell talk has me thinking, I cannot for the life of me recall how The Americans ended.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:37 am

Jerloma wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:39 pm I'll check out The Diplomat after as well, but the Kari Russell talk has me thinking, I cannot for the life of me recall how The Americans ended.

[+] spoiler: Stan their FBI neighbor figured it out, they told the kids who turned on them (I think, now I’m kind of remembering the daughter joining them on tasks). Stan is deeply hurt and chases them as they try to flee the country. There’s a scene with them in a car in Moscow and, she seems ok with it, he definitely wanted to live as an American. /spoiler]

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:06 am

Today, BlueSky told me there's a new adaptation of August Wilson's A Piano Lesson starring Samuel L. Jackson among others that's supposed to be really good.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:55 pm

Jerloma wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:36 pm
garyclark wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:11 pm
Jerloma wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:28 pm Is Batman in The Penguin?
Is that a spoiler? I don't want to answer.

The show is nothing about anything to do with a superhero at this point.

Pure backstory. It's so good!
Cool. I just finished episode 2. Liking it.

I won't spoil anything about Batman, but the show isn't really about super heroes/villains. It's a crime show about an underling trying to rise up. Like Goodfellas or Scarface.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 5:05 pm

Inside Man was a bit emotional for me with the themes of aging parents and dementia, but Ted Danson is great, and it has that good quality all Michael Schur shows seem to have. Also the grandchildren are hilarious.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:43 pm

EdRomero wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2024 5:05 pm Inside Man was a bit emotional for me with the themes of aging parents and dementia, but Ted Danson in great, and it has that good quality all Michael Schur shows seem to have. Also the grandchildren are hilarious.

That would also make it tough for me.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:57 pm

Not to be pedantic but for anyone looking to watch it the show is called A Man On The Inside.

“Inside Man” is a completely different Netflix show.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:36 pm

At least I got two of the words right (in the wrong order) -- that's a start in Mastermind.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:15 pm

I've been watching "Penguin" when riding my windtrainer in the morning, and so far so good.

Colin Farrell has the "fat guy walk" down perfectly...just like Vito Spatafore from The Sopranos.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:28 pm

Yeah I just finished that. It was great.

It's a clubfoot walk though, not a fatwalk.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:50 am

Say Nothing was great. I thought it lost a little steam after some jumps ahead after episode 6 (which itself was incredible) but it was maybe trying to wrap up too big a story in those final couple of episodes. Both my wife and cerrano (and his wife) recommend the book it is based on.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:59 am

Season 2 of Shrinking has been excellent...I potentially better than the first. Episode 8 was one of the best single episodes of any show I can recall.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:31 pm

I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the quality TV I know I'm behind on.

My current list:

Great British Baking Show (halfway through current season)
Cross (a few episodes left)
The Day of the Jackal
The Bear Season 3
Season 2 of Tulsa King
Doves
Skeleton Crew
The Agency
Dune
Man on the Inside

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:56 pm

Wrapped up Cross. Very, very good. But damn it's dark. I don't know if I'll be back for Season 2. It's a personal preference, but I don't like to stay in disturbing mental places for that long.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:50 pm

GoodKarma wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:59 am Season 2 of Shrinking has been excellent...I potentially better than the first. Episode 8 was one of the best single episodes of any show I can recall.

[+] spoiler

Kinda yes but it’s also locked them into an unavoidable pivot point that either has to be super dark or super implausible to the point of ruining the show.

[+] spoiler: Either Louis kills himself spiraling Jimmy or Jimmy and Louis become friends.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:37 am

I’m excited to watch the first season of Netflix’s 2-season adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Giddy, really.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:09 am

EnochRoot wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:37 am I’m excited to watch the first season of Netflix’s 2-season adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Giddy, really.

I am not. So much room to mess up.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:23 am

A_B wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:09 am
EnochRoot wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:37 am I’m excited to watch the first season of Netflix’s 2-season adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Giddy, really.
I am not. So much room to mess up.

So much room to create something special, too.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:12 am

mister d wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:50 pm
GoodKarma wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:59 am Season 2 of Shrinking has been excellent...I potentially better than the first. Episode 8 was one of the best single episodes of any show I can recall.

[+] spoiler
Kinda yes but it’s also locked them into an unavoidable pivot point that either has to be super dark or super implausible to the point of ruining the show.

[+] spoiler
Either Louis kills himself spiraling Jimmy or Jimmy and Louis become friends.

[+] spoiler: ROBIN CAN'T FUCK MARSHALL!!!!!!!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:18 am

[+] spoiler: She is in my top 10 cutest actresses, so I'm happy to see her turn up but... Yeah, it's way too weird.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:45 am

Black Doves on Netflix has been pretty good so far.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:45 am

[+] spoiler: Especially considering how HIMYM made an entire episode about how Robin and Marshall are the only two that couldn't even hang out together