TV Serieseseses
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Finished watching S1 of Designated Survivor. Hmmmm. Was a long season (21 episodes) and really, really ran out of puff. It was trying to be a mash up of The West Wing and House of Cards and an FBI thriller/action movie and didn't quite make it. The storyline was building nicely in the first third of the season, then a major villain creating real suspense gets killed off in a ludicrously stupid way and it goes downhill after that. People getting shot every other episode, agents going off and doing their own thing, alone, multiple subplots...it got to the point where there was too much going on in each episode. The taking down of one of the major masterminds (the traitor in the White House) was a MASSIVE anti climax. Like they literally stopped him in a corridor and said he needed to accompany them. After a season of shootings and bombs and kidnappings with syringe drugs and computer hacks it was very meh.
Guess I'd give the first third of the season 7.5/10, the last two thirds 4/10.
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Unorthodox
So I watched this after it was suggested to me by my Palestinian mate, but the way he explained it was as a documentary, it's not, it's a drama. It's about a women in the Hasidic Jewish community in NY and her attempt to leave. Only 4 episodes, pretty much a slow burner, pretty decent watch.@Mokey S1 of Designated Survivor was watchable, but it became completely unwatchable by the time S2 came round.
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The Last Man On Earth
Having seen this occasionally while channel flicking SBS here in Oz, the snippets prompted me to do to their OnDemand service and start from Ep 1.
Fuck it is hard going, even at 22 minutes a pop. The main character is just such an unlikeable fluffybunny, and the cringe comedy of his rampant stupidity - which is the point - I am finding hard to abide.
To me, it feels like it is written in the style of Arrested Development which I know a lot of people love, but I struggled to get around because it uses that "awkward" humour aspect. It just isn't funny.
Yes, it's funny that the world's biggest dipshit survives the apocalypse, where better men perished. But we're halfway through Season 1 and I hope it improves. There is a long lineup of shit I could give my scattered attention to in iso.
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@voodoo I've had my eye on that one contemplating starting...
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Westworld (HBO)
For those that are watching, I will be interested in the impressions of the final episode for S3. There were some twists in the plot, including one that was predictable to me, but there are also hints about how S4 may unfold. I will watch again tonight.
Make sure you continue to watch after the credits.
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@Bovidae I'm still watching, got the latest ep to watch, last week was interesting though
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@taniwharugby This is one of my favourite shows in recent years. Not having multiple timelines is easier on the brain too.
I did really enjoy Ep 8 so I won't spoil anything. As always, the musical score is great.
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Code 404 - bit of a silly Brit cop show, watched ep 1, under 25 min eps, and only 6 eps...worth finishing.
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@taniwharugby cool, was wondering if it was going to be worth it - interesting to see two fairly prominent thriller/drama actors starring in a comedy.
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@Bones as I said looks silly, but I laughed...well, 1 episode so far at least.
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@taniwharugby well hopefully it's a drastic improvement on Intelligence, which I would not recommend after watching the first episode this morning.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I've had my eye on that one contemplating starting...
Just finished it, I enjoyed it. No idea where S2 will go though!
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@Bovidae said in TV Serieseseses:
Westworld (HBO)
For those that are watching, I will be interested in the impressions of the final episode for S3. There were some twists in the plot, including one that was predictable to me, but there are also hints about how S4 may unfold. I will watch again tonight.
Make sure you continue to watch after the credits.
Thanks @Bovidae for the heads up on watching the post credits scenes.
Interesting season, loved it but also found it frustrating. I really am not a fan of Aaron Paul and his over-acting really irked me all season.
But that post-credits scene really sets up season 4 really well.
Also, found Maeve's motivation all season to be rather contrived but worked well in that final episode.
And finally, quite frankly, not enough nudity this season
Although Thandie Newton is one very hot 47 year old with 3 kids. Freakin awesome body given those stats.
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Mrs M and I are back on Billions. It's okay, but pretty much every character is an unlikable dick. I hear it gets better, so i am sticking with it
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@mariner4life said in TV Serieseseses:
Mrs M and I are back on Billions. It's okay, but pretty much every character is an unlikable dick. I hear it gets better, so i am sticking with it
Sounds like the Fern... except the getting better part.
