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[NrM]

1 hour ago, Keener said:

Agree on Rock.  Stick around though...

Around episode 6 now. Actually enjoying it a lot so far. Chris Rock isn't taking up too much screen time at least.

[Keener]

2 minutes ago, NrM said:

Around episode 6 now. Actually enjoying it a lot so far. Chris Rock isn't taking up too much screen time at least.

There are so many stronger characters that get the time/story they deserve.

[mtangelsfan]

18 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I just re-watched Wall Street with the lady-friend and it was both great and bad at the same time. Some of the acting was truly horrible: especially Charlie Sheen and Daryl Hannah, but I also wonder if that was part of the point in casting them: making them look like vapid yuppies. But Martin Sheen and Michael Douglas were both great, and the message of the film is even more relevant today as it was in 1987.

I watched the first episode of Raised by Wolves and was intrigued, but am lukewarm on continuing from what I've read of reviews. But I'll give it another episode or two.

I was binge-watching House and really enjoyed it, but lost steam midway through season 7. Gregory House's political incorrectness seems from a different era. Oh, the good old days.

We watched The Irishman a few weeks ago and I thought it was rather tedious. I hated the CGI (or whatever they did to make them look a bit younger), and it felt like a poor version of Goodfellas, without the magic.

Still love House.  My son has been assigned several episodes of it for his Psychology class.

I still think the character is top 10 for tv

[T.G.]

I've struggled through the first 5 episodes of Fargo S4. I agree about Chris Rock... 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, T.G. said:

I've struggled through the first 5 episodes of Fargo S4. I agree about Chris Rock... 

watching S4E3 right now. It’s a bit sluggish. The nurse is a trip.

[mrwicked]

2 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Still love House.  My son has been assigned several episodes of it for his Psychology class.

I still think the character is top 10 for tv

House is one of my faves - especially those early seasons.

First time I watched a single episode (the pilot), I binged the entire first season. 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

House is one of my faves - especially those early seasons.

First time I watched a single episode (the pilot), I binged the entire first season. 

Ha, so did I. 

[mrwicked]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ha, so did I. 

Followed of course by the classic...
NEW JACK CITY.

But the episode of house where he tells the story of his leg, one of the best hours of TV I've ever watched next to the 227 reunion episode.

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

Followed of course by the classic...
NEW JACK CITY.

But the episode of house where he tells the story of his leg, one of the best hours of TV I've ever watched next to the 227 reunion episode.

[mrwicked]

38 minutes ago, Lou said:

f*cking legend.

[Lou]

20 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

f*cking legend.

Hummus and nachos will never be the same.

[T.G.]

9 hours ago, mrwicked said:

House is one of my faves - especially those early seasons.

First time I watched a single episode (the pilot), I binged the entire first season. 

That’s on my list of shows to watch.

Edit: Thought it was on Hulu and it’s not.

Edited December 11, 2020 by T.G.

[Redondo]

Finished S4 of Fargo

My wife and I liked it.

I thought Chris Rock did a good job.

It was all over the place and ended well.

[Tank]

Just finished S1 of Broadchurch. W O W. The S1 finale was one of the most powerful episodes of television I can remember.

[Redondo]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

Just finished S1 of Broadchurch. W O W. The S1 finale was one of the most powerful episodes of television I can remember.

Glad you are enjoying it

Great show

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

Just finished S1 of Broadchurch. W O W. The S1 finale was one of the most powerful episodes of television I can remember.

Yeah that's a great finale. Good show.

Just about to finish up The Queens Gambit... it's solidly watchable. Seems like it wants to catch those Mad Men period vibes but it just isn't made with the same level of craft. The storytelling is a little uneven. I keep expecting them to pull off an emotionally impactful moment in a clever way but it hasn't come yet. 

[Tank]

21 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Yeah that's a great finale. Good show.

Just about to finish up The Queens Gambit... it's solidly watchable. Seems like it wants to catch those Mad Men period vibes but it just isn't made with the same level of craft. The storytelling is a little uneven. I keep expecting them to pull off an emotionally impactful moment in a clever way but it hasn't come yet. 

that's a good analysis. she's a sympathetic character but you want her to have some kind of emotional breakthrough and warm up to those around her.

is a second season in the works?

[AngelsLakersFan]

16 minutes ago, Tank said:

that's a good analysis. she's a sympathetic character but you want her to have some kind of emotional breakthrough and warm up to those around her.

is a second season in the works?

Im not sure but with it's success Im sure they are open to it!

I don't even have a problem with how they handle her character, it's more the storytelling mechanics of some of it.

Spoiler

After her step mom dies she has one moment dedicated to processing the loss (looking at the coffee cup) and that is instantly interrupted by the arrival of a new love interest (Beltik). I'm not sure what their relationship does for the story aside from allowing her to ignore her mothers death (they almost say as much when he leaves). Their relationship is awkward, he doesn't really teach her anything about chess nor do they develop any sort of emotional bond. It also plays into this awkward trope of having all the male opponents becoming love interests, and Im assuming she ends up having a budding romance with the best looking one from her first tournament. I keep waiting for the show to show me that she is has learned something but it seems more focused on showing how time has passed.

 

[Lou]

4 hours ago, Tank said:

Just finished S1 of Broadchurch. W O W. The S1 finale was one of the most powerful episodes of television I can remember.

Seeing how I recommended it 6.5 years ago, you're welcome.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Seeing how I recommended it 6.5 years ago, you're welcome.

okay but i had you blocked back then.

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Tank said:

okay but i had you blocked back then.

[Tank]

[Tank]

Finished S4 of Fargo. The last four episodes were very good. Didn’t really care for Chris Rock in the lead as he was too stiff as an actor. Didn’t really like Jason Schwartzman as the lead, either. It seemed like he didn’t have the camera presence to be believeable as a capo.
 

one thing I’ve appreciated thru the series is how they tie in characters from one season into another. 
 

im still not sure why this series is called Fargo since there hasn’t been anything filmed in that city yet, only a few vague references to it. 

[Redondo]

5 hours ago, Tank said:

Finished S4 of Fargo.
im still not sure why this series is called Fargo since there hasn’t been anything filmed in that city yet, only a few vague references to it. 

Fargo only comes up occasionally in all 4 seasons.

Spoiler

Didn't Mike Mulligan end up in Fargo?

 

[Slegnaac]

On 4/10/2020 at 4:14 AM, Redondo said:

Finished S4 of the The Expanse

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They built up to a big final with Miller helping Holden and then Elvi goes into the hole and it's all over?

Writers left a lot of meat on the bones and missed an opportunity of a better ending.

Being so involved in all the characters I will watch S5 when it comes out.

 

The Expanse S5 has released on Prime.