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I quite liked Seasons 1 & 2 of Afterlife but agree that it was not always laugh out loud. What I did like was that it addressed grief but also entertained. However, 2 seasons covered all that and 3 was really just taking the funny elements of the side characters and running with it. Did not really add to the story.
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@nta said in TV Serieseseses:
1883
Amazing writing and execution. This is streets ahead of Yellowstone which was great overall, but a bit cardboard- cutout at points.
It's visceral, and unapologetic with it. The casting is superb and can't wait for the next installment, 1932.
100%
And a fantastic conclusion
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@mikethesnow ha I thought the finale was a bit off, but enjoyed it otherwise.
Only found half way through the series that James and Margaret are husband and wife in real life too (Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill)
I've only see S1 of Yellowstone and not sure I'm gonna get around to the rest.
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@catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:
I quite liked Seasons 1 & 2 of Afterlife but agree that it was not always laugh out loud. What I did like was that it addressed grief but also entertained. However, 2 seasons covered all that and 3 was really just taking the funny elements of the side characters and running with it. Did not really add to the story.
agreed, we watched season 1 and 2, was clear about telling this story of someone really struggling with grief...watched like 2 episodes of season 3, theyre trying to spin all these other characters off into their own stories...completely lost its way
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@mikethesnow ha I thought the finale was a bit off, but enjoyed it otherwise.
I thought it hit the mark, and beautifully. The whole series captured the struggle and hardship of what settlers had to face, and that winning = surviving.
I've only see S1 of Yellowstone and not sure I'm gonna get around to the rest.
I'd say S2 is better overall, with S3 good but S4 starting to get a little samey.
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@nta was more I think that aspect dragged for was it 3 eps.
I just felt Yellowstone was too much like SOA.
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@taniwharugby Have not seen SOA but get the same vibe - except it's cowboy gangsters.
The trap Yellowstone fell into a little was searching for newer and bigger villians, and more elaborate ways to justify killing them with zero consequence.
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Pieces of Her on Netflix
Very enjoyable 5 episodes in
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Vikings Valhalla. First off, not much tit in this though a couple of soft sex scenes that are not sexy. Set 100 years after Ragnar with some historical characters. Much butchery but more suggested than actual. All the things that in the end made Vikings tiresome are here from the beginning. I persevered but kind of wished I hadn’t. Not a complete waste of time but a little unsatisfactory.
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@kruse said in TV Serieseseses:
Didn't Gary Oldman do Smiley recently too? Typecasting himself a bit in his later years.
Yeah, he was really good in a cast which was equally impressive - Cumberbatch, Colin Firth etc Not a patch on Alec Guinness's Smiley though - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is arguably the best TV series I've ever seen.
Oldman is a genius - looking forward to Slow Horses
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Watching The Gilded Age - by Julian Fellowes. Bit like Downton Abbey but in mid-late 19c New York.
Perfect fluffy viewing with the missus, but not a must-watch.
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Traces
Halfway through season 2 and it's better than the first season.
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@victor-meldrew said in TV Serieseseses:
@kruse said in TV Serieseseses:
Didn't Gary Oldman do Smiley recently too? Typecasting himself a bit in his later years.
Yeah, he was really good in a cast which was equally impressive - Cumberbatch, Colin Firth etc Not a patch on Alec Guinness's Smiley though - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is arguably the best TV series I've ever seen.
Oldman is a genius - looking forward to Slow Horses
Have you seen the trailer? Looks pretty faithful to the book. Oldman most probably excellent but his Lamb is not the Lamb I had in my head (voice mainly).
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@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Oldman most probably excellent but his Lamb is not the Lamb I had in my head
I picture him as much larger; physically and metaphorically and with an air of menace that doesn't come across in that trailer.
Oldman comes across as a curmudgeon whereas in the books - everyone fears Lamb.
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Oldman most probably excellent but his Lamb is not the Lamb I had in my head
I picture him as much larger; physically and metaphorically and with an air of menace that doesn't come across in that trailer.
Oldman comes across as a curmudgeon whereas in the books - everyone fears Lamb.
Nevertheless looking forward to it immensely.That describes it well. An air of menace.
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@victor-meldrew said in TV Serieseseses:
Watching The Gilded Age - by Julian Fellowes. Bit like Downton Abbey but in mid-late 19c New York.
Perfect fluffy viewing with the missus, but not a must-watch.
Has boobs though…
Traces (TV Series 2019–2022) ⭐ 7.0 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
