Tomo
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Post by Tomo on May 8, 2024 21:13:31 GMT
I agree with S3 being a dip in quality but in outraged at the general scoring.
It's actually
S1 - 11/10 S2 - 11/10 S3 - 10/10 S4 - 11/10
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Post by rhaegyr on May 9, 2024 9:35:06 GMT
Season 2 was definitely the standout and the only one I'd give a 10 to.
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Post by RumMonkey on May 9, 2024 21:37:53 GMT
Atlanta s1
Funny, great cast of characters and all low key while telling a captivating story. Not sure why I haven't watched it before.
8/10
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drakesmoke
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The simple things in life are all complicated
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Post by drakesmoke on May 11, 2024 11:14:09 GMT
The Expanse Season 1.
Got to Season 5 last time, no idea why I stopped there.
People think S1 is slow moving but I found it riveting. It’s absolutely GoT in space, but better.
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Post by simple on May 11, 2024 11:42:25 GMT
I loved that the Expanse was such a slow burn and constantly wrong-footed me. Partly plotwise but even moreso in terms of just what sort of programme it was.
Since all word on Rebellion’s Dredd tv show has gone dead I think it’d be amazing if they could get the rights to Brink optioned. It’d be perfect to adapt into an Expanse style tv series. A detective strip in space involving hints at conspiracies, cults, corruption and what happens when humans are stuck out in space for far too long.
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Post by Mark1412 on May 12, 2024 21:32:50 GMT
Fallout.
This totally caught me off guard. Had little to no expectations going in, despite adoring F3/NV. Todd Howard's name attached and Amazon so those expectations compounded further.
But it was outstanding. Felt really authentic, but doing its own thing. Managed to be genuine, heartfelt, funny, surprising, exciting, creepy, filled with intrigue and with so many little nods to the games. Great cast, too. Strong 9/10. Best thing I've watched in a while.
Season 2 set up perfectly, too.
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Post by britesparc on May 13, 2024 8:27:20 GMT
Peacemaker (season one, 2022) **** Coming to this late because I didn't have access to Sky when it first launched. I thought this was absolutely terrific. Gunn ploughs a familiar furrow in terms of giving us a mismatched team of arseholes who gradually learn to love one another as we likewise learn to love them; the layers he unpeels, especially in terms of the title character, are wonderfully empathetic and moving, and he's aided by some terrific performances. It's funny, it's filthy; it also works as a superhero story, and - crucially - it works as a programme, each episode feeling somewhat distinct and clear in and of itself, with its own arc, rather than the whole thing feeling like a stretched-out movie. One of the best superhero shows I've watched. Can't wait to see how exactly it's going to be incorporated into the new DCU continuity.
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mrpon
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Post by mrpon on May 13, 2024 8:29:26 GMT
Never skip the intro.
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Post by Dougs on May 13, 2024 8:33:25 GMT
Need to finish that, was enjoying it a lot. Which is probably more than can be said for Baby Reindeer (8/10). Excellently done but christ it was uncomfortable. The actor playing Martha was brilliant. Flipped on a sixpence at will, really impressive.
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Gruf
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Post by Gruf on May 13, 2024 8:40:23 GMT
Need to finish that, was enjoying it a lot. Which is probably more than can be said for Baby Reindeer (8/10). Excellently done but christ it was uncomfortable. The actor playing Martha was brilliant. Flipped on a sixpence at will, really impressive. That' what's putting me off watching it, I need to be in the right mood for that one. And Peacemaker is fab, its a must watch
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Post by Dougs on May 13, 2024 8:48:08 GMT
It is compelling but yeah, it's not easy.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on May 14, 2024 8:30:04 GMT
Watchmen
I'm a fan of the comic and what Moore was doing in / with it so I'm not quite sure why it took me so long to get to the series. I guess partly I didn't understand it was a sequel of sorts rather than just something set very loosely in the same universe - and that it follows the comic not the movie (which I dislike less than some but I do really dislike one obvious and major change Snyder made). But, man, this was really good and I consumed it over three evenings.
It starts well enough but the run of episodes from 4 to 8 is spectacular, with the finale, episode 9, being solid but slightly disappointing purely because it feels a tad more conventional in its beats than what has come before. Not that any of the show is really that conventional. I'm judging it by the standards of some of the preceding episodes.
It's hard to discuss specifics without going into spoilers but I really enjoyed what it did with some of the major events and characters of the original. Really strong performances from Regina King, Jean Smart, Tim Blake-Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Jovan Adepo (only in it for one, but possibly the best episode). I was initially a little unsure of Jeremy Irons's take on a key character but that whole bonkers darkly comic subplot won me over. Actually, it's indicative on of one the show's strengths i.e. the simultaneous reverence for the source material and willingness to speculatively fuck around with it, imagining the world, events and characters 34 years later.
A bit of a shame, but probably a good thing Lindelof opted for one and done (assuming it was his decision).
9/10
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Post by Bill in the rain on May 14, 2024 8:35:11 GMT
Yeah, I should really get around to that one. I also liked the movie more than most, even if it wasn't perfect.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on May 14, 2024 8:47:49 GMT
Yeah, I should really get around to that one. I also liked the movie more than most, even if it wasn't perfect. If you like the source material, there's a good chance you'll enjoy the series. The movie looks like a masterpiece now compared to some of his later output :-D I guess its particular style rubbed some up the wrong way, and the Lindelof adaptation shows how reverence for source material doesn't mean some form of slavish storyboarding (while also making the massive change alluded to above). Perhaps an unfair comparison as Lindelof had more latitude to play around given it was a new story, or he was picking up on threads and playing around with them. Anyway, the point remains, his adaptation is intelligent, and Snyder's is first and foremost concerned with style. But, yes, I still like it and think some of the performances are pretty strong.
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Post by damagedinc on May 14, 2024 9:22:11 GMT
Baby Reindeer
Probably been covered by most already, very well done and Martha was utterly terrifying. Also finding myself contemplating my sexuality as teri was hot!!
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Post by simple on May 14, 2024 9:24:43 GMT
I don’t mind what Snyder did with the ending of Watchmen as much as everyone else seems to but I do think its a really dreadful movie and a bad adaptation.
The fundamental flaw is that he clearly thinks the characters and world are cool so even when he’s just replicating comic panels on the screen Snyder is shooting them all wrong because he doesn’t understand what the scene is supposed to be conveying.
Having the final event be something different that’s intended to have a similar effect is kind of whatever if you’ve spent the previous three hours completely missing the point of the entire story.
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Post by damagedinc on May 14, 2024 11:05:27 GMT
I don’t mind what Snyder did with the ending of Watchmen as much as everyone else seems to but I do think its a really dreadful movie and a bad adaptation. The fundamental flaw is that he clearly thinks the characters and world are cool so even when he’s just replicating comic panels on the screen Snyder is shooting them all wrong because he doesn’t understand what the scene is supposed to be conveying. Having the final event be something different that’s intended to have a similar effect is kind of whatever if you’ve spent the previous three hours completely missing the point of the entire story. Yeah this is what I was wanting to say, so much time was spent in making it look like the comic but it completly misses the tone/feel in so many areas (please see sex scene) He did nail the Dr manhatten origin though imo
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cubby
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Post by cubby on May 14, 2024 14:15:37 GMT
Baby Reindeer Probably been covered by most already, very well done and Martha was utterly terrifying. Also finding myself contemplating my sexuality as toni was hot!! Why would finding Teri hot make you question your sexuality? She is hot! To quote Donny's dad at the train station: Good luck with your transexual!
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Post by rawshark on May 15, 2024 10:56:12 GMT
I definitely swiped right on a few dating sites without reading all the profile, if you know what I mean.
Anyway...
Fallout - 76 (out of 100)
I liked it - and want more of it. It's a funny series and is at it's best when using that as it's USP. The serious bits were a bit half baked for me though. Like despite there being quite a bit of exposition I never felt like anything was adequately explained. It looks great though and the characters are all ones I'd like to see develop.
Don't think there's been anything Walter Goggins hasn't been great in. Ella Purnell is getting a good track record too.
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Post by gamingdave on May 15, 2024 11:45:26 GMT
Shardlake - I haven't read the books (and didn't know of them) so can't say how faithful it is or isn't, but it was entertaining enough to keep us engaged for the 4hr runtime. Decent characters, well acted, with various overlapping plots give the world some scale allowing for some tension to build. As a mystery it was all a bit too convenient at the end, but I would watch some more if it were made.
7/10
One thing that really bugged me though was the motion in it. It looked like it was running at a higher frame rate than usual, not quite into soap opera effect territory, but it was distracting enough for me to check someone hadn't been fiddling with the TV settings.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on May 15, 2024 11:53:53 GMT
Clarkson's Farm S3 - 8/10
More of the same, but felt like fewer staged set pieces and plenty of genuine moments. No way anyone is watching the little piggies without absolutely rooting for them.
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Post by minimatt on May 15, 2024 12:06:27 GMT
A Murder at the End of the World (disney) 7/10 but a good 7/10, one of those flawed but fondly remembered 7/10s
I understand it's the same writers as The OA - that extremely original, bit odd, definitely good sci-fi that Netflix being netflix killed before its conclusion. Anyway, this is far less left field but retains a lot of the style, has some really good cinematography, and is allowed to finish its story.
Similar setup to Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None", bunch of folks invited to remote location, they start dying. This time the host is a tech-bro and so we get all that nonsense threaded through and the story bounces around between the present and chief sleuth's previous sleuthing.
It's good, it's fun, it has some flaws. Characters actions are often incongruent, there are "it wouldn't work like that" situations you just have to forgive and anyone who's ever so much as opened telnet is going to have to sit through some cringe "hacking" dialogue
But solid 7/10 with some stylish cinematography
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Post by simple on May 15, 2024 21:50:06 GMT
X-Men 97 (disney+)
10/10 go watch it immediately
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Post by Bill in the rain on May 16, 2024 1:46:12 GMT
Shardlake - I haven't read the books (and didn't know of them) so can't say how faithful it is or isn't, but it was entertaining enough to keep us engaged for the 4hr runtime. Decent characters, well acted, with various overlapping plots give the world some scale allowing for some tension to build. As a mystery it was all a bit too convenient at the end, but I would watch some more if it were made. 7/10 One thing that really bugged me though was the motion in it. It looked like it was running at a higher frame rate than usual, not quite into soap opera effect territory, but it was distracting enough for me to check someone hadn't been fiddling with the TV settings. I've only read one of the books (Dissolution, about murders at a monastery). My dad loves them and left one here one time. I'm not really into procedural detective novels, and (due to being a genius) I worked out whodunnit really early on. I think that was just a fluke though. So the mystery was ok, but I did find all the historical stuff about the dissolution of the monasteries really interesting. I'd read another one if someone happened to leave it lying around my house.
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Post by RumMonkey on May 16, 2024 10:55:08 GMT
X-Men 97 (disney+) 10/10 go watch it immediately I've been watching it with my daughter and it's been great. Didn't realise the final ep was out yet.
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Post by dfunked on May 16, 2024 11:06:02 GMT
Blue Lights S1/2 - 8/10
Nothing especially innovative, but it's solidly entertaining stuff throughout. Some great characters and even the arseholes have nice redemption arcs. Looks really fucking weird on iPlayer using the built in app on an LG TV. Something has gone awry with the HDR implementation I guess as there are quite a few complaints about it elsewhere.
Inside No. 9 S3 - 8/10 No idea why I've left this so long after watching the first two back in the day. Although the first episode of S4 reminded me that they're not all great...
Mike Judge's Beavis & Butthead S2 - 9/10 Quite humourous.
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Post by Reviewer on May 16, 2024 21:17:37 GMT
Constellation 5/10
Don't know why I stuck with this for so long. It's barely coherent and I'm pretty sure still doesn't make sense, it's one of those where it's more complicated than the writing or mystery justifies.
Looks nice though.
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Post by zisssou on May 18, 2024 7:15:53 GMT
The Curse
I can see why this was so polarising, but I really enjoyed it. It kind of felt like a spiritual successor to Twin Peaks, in that there’s scenes that don’t really add up, and just general unease and cringe.
9/10
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drakesmoke
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Post by drakesmoke on May 18, 2024 9:05:27 GMT
The Expanse Season 2
12/10 JUST for Gunny, who is amazing.
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jono62
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Post by jono62 on May 18, 2024 13:22:03 GMT
Miriam: Death of a Reality TV Star - Channel 4 3-parter Ended up getting drawn into this and bingeing in one evening. It’s worth watching just to be reminded how cruel TV used to be back in the 2000s, and how much attitudes to trans people have changed - thank God. Also just out and with similar themes is The Contestant. It’s on Hulu so you might have to VPN to watch it in the UK. I haven’t seen it but the story is incredible - a Japanese TV show takes a struggling comedian, takes all his belongings from him down to his clothes, puts him in an apartment filled with cameras and magazines, and tells him he is only allowed to eat, wear and use things he wins from sweepstakes from the magazines. He damn near starves before he wins a bag of rice. And it only gets crueller from there. The thing the struck about the Miriam doc was how unrepentant that producer was. Awful human.
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