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@nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
Maid: Not the usual type of Fern show we discuss, but this was one of the best shows I've watched this year.
It's about a woman who escapes an abusive relationship with her child and gets a job as a lowly paid and poorly treated maid. It's not even an enjoyable watch for most of it's 10 episodes but it has some of the best, most natural performances I've ever seen.
Margaret Qually (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) plays the woman and I think it's one of the best performances I've ever seen. I fully believed she was the character and couldn't see the acting strings being pulled. Her Mum is played by Andie MacDowell (who is her real life Mum), she's one of those free spirit artists with mental health issues which is a role that could fall into cliche, but it doesn't. Most of the other actors are good too, including the partner who once I read his IMDB page I realised I'd watched him in stuff previously but had no idea it was him.
Worth a watch if you want to see something different from the usual fare.
About half way through this, believe it or not I recommended it to the other half based on “some guy on the site I visit said it was ok”….and yeah, we’re both enjoying it so far. Not sure what it is about it but it’s interesting enough.
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@bones I just finished S1, yep is a good show!
Jay still the best character!
Anyone looked at YellowJackets, synopsis and trailer looks good!
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@roninwc I'm the opposite.
Invasion, Foundation and now Wheel of Time complete a trifecta of underwhelming shows that fail to deliver for me.I have persevered with Invasion, but the best thing about it IMO is the opening credits. Still waiting for it to get going. Zero empathy for any of the main characters
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
Only three episodes into WoT but I find it annoying. The CGI is really poor and I'm pretty sure Jordan never intended it to be so fucking woke. I keep falling asleep during it so hardly gripping me.
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc I'm the opposite.
Invasion, Foundation and now Wheel of Time complete a trifecta of underwhelming shows that fail to deliver for me.I have persevered with Invasion, but the best thing about it IMO is the opening credits. Still waiting for it to get going. Zero empathy for any of the main characters
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
Only three episodes into WoT but I find it annoying. The CGI is really poor and I'm pretty sure Jordan never intended it to be so fucking woke. I keep falling asleep during it so hardly gripping me.
I wondered about the wokeness also, the feminist stuff is quite jarring from the start. Did I forget that from the books (I know there is an element of it, braid-tugging and woolly headedness etc) , or does the show go further?
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I don't remember the Two Rivers being populated by representatives of every race and creed either.
if a bloody non-binary blacksmith turns up, I'm switching off
I havent read the books but I did wonder about what was woke versus how the author actually portayed it. I will continue for now but am not convinced its going anywhere good either
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I don't remember the Two Rivers being populated by representatives of every race and creed either.
The Great (set in late 18th century Russia) has an amazing amount of coloured people. Which I suppose is fair, Russia is known for its racial diversity.
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@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I don't remember the Two Rivers being populated by representatives of every race and creed either.
The Great (set in late 18th century Russia) has an amazing amount of coloured people. Which I suppose is fair, Russia is known for its racial diversity.
George Washington was Maori - according to the Sydney production of Hamilton.
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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc I'm the opposite.
Invasion, Foundation and now Wheel of Time complete a trifecta of underwhelming shows that fail to deliver for me.I have persevered with Invasion, but the best thing about it IMO is the opening credits. Still waiting for it to get going. Zero empathy for any of the main characters
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
Only three episodes into WoT but I find it annoying. The CGI is really poor and I'm pretty sure Jordan never intended it to be so fucking woke. I keep falling asleep during it so hardly gripping me.
I wondered about the wokeness also, the feminist stuff is quite jarring from the start. Did I forget that from the books (I know there is an element of it, braid-tugging and woolly headedness etc) , or does the show go further?
Dude the books are really on top at feminist power and stupidity of men. However the Dragon Reborn can only be a man in the books, unlike the series. It is a pretty key point about Saidar/Saidin magic
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
I didn't mind it although it did remind me of Raised By Wolves which was a show that started good and then got shit.
@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Can't believe no one else has jumped on Cowboy Bebop.
Mando x John Wick x Buddy Cop x manga
Most fun TV I've seen this year.
I'm liking it, pretty fun series, you could tell it was NZ filmed from the first episode when the "English"chick's accent kept slipping into her kiwi one before the Maori fulla turned up at the end.
I like that aside from the first episodes all the rest are around the 40-45 minutes mark, I prefer that to the constant 50-60 minutes most shows run these days.
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@nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I don't remember the Two Rivers being populated by representatives of every race and creed either.
The Great (set in late 18th century Russia) has an amazing amount of coloured people. Which I suppose is fair, Russia is known for its racial diversity.
George Washington was Maori - according to the Sydney production of Hamilton.
I guess it comes down to how much people care about historical accuracy. I'm sure there'd be zero fucks given about Benedict Cumberbatch playing Malcolm X.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@nepia I had watched several series of the UK one when I was there, but not all.
I started the US one, watched a handful and bailed cos they were too similar.
I hear similar attitude for The Office?
Basically either or?
Watching From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier.
Excellent series as the host Levison Wood zig zags on foot from the Russian side of the Cacusus mountains, through the various countries on his way to Iran.
What you watch Russia to Iran on? Have enjoyed all those series.
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@gt12 said in TV Serieseseses:
I don't know whether The Pharmacist has been mentioned (I assume so, I barely keep up with this thread), but if you haven't seen it, watch it [Netflix].
May have a peek.
me and Mrs Dan54 have just started watching Yellowstone as everyone has been raving it. I must admit we only into halway through first series, it's ok, but can't shake the feeling that they have just used the plot for Dallas from the 80s and tweaked it to another setting. I will watch a bit more, but have to admit I not a great tv watcher anyway, except for rugby, I not into much on the box. -
@dan54 said in TV Serieseseses:
@gt12 said in TV Serieseseses:
I don't know whether The Pharmacist has been mentioned (I assume so, I barely keep up with this thread), but if you haven't seen it, watch it [Netflix].
May have a peek.
me and Mrs Dan54 have just started watching Yellowstone as everyone has been raving it. I must admit we only into halway through first series, it's ok, but can't shake the feeling that they have just used the plot for Dallas from the 80s and tweaked it to another setting. I will watch a bit more, but have to admit I not a great tv watcher anyway, except for rugby, I not into much on the box.It's only a 4-part documentary, so easy to knock off in a week.
▶️ Yellowjackets - Official Trailer 2
