Rate the last TV series you watched (full seasons only)

Yeah, cracking show. Just the right length and the mystery builds nicely throughout. Well worth checking out.

All of Mad Men 9/10. Everyone in the show is a bit of a dick, Pete Campbell seemed to be on the verge of acting in a different show by the end. The ending wasn’t great but better than many shows, it made sense it was just a bit disappointing.

We’ve taking to binging entire runs of shows now, not things like CSI where each week is new but where it’s one long story. There are so many that reference back to really small details from years earlier that it seems much better.

I finished The Leftovers a few weeks back.

Badly paraphrasing someone had referred to it as an study of grief and loss. The acting is top notch, the characters are interesting but if I'm honest the vagueness bugged me. The deliberate angle was sort of undermined by the fact that millions of people disappeared.

If you really wanted to be a pedant if what happened to Nora in the final episode actually happened she and Dr. Van Eeghen are dicks for not sharing it with the world. Hello double the resources!

Chernobyl

Once I got over the silliness of everyone talking in British accents (though it probably would have been worse if they'd tried Russian ones), I really enjoyed this. I loved the horror elements, particularly in the first episode. It almost felt Lovecraftian.

9/10

Penguin Town, 7/10

It gets extra point because my kids really enjoyed it and to be fair I did too. Once you get past the cringey American style narrative and script you can really get into the false narrative. Patton Oswald does a good job with a style I dislike. Still good family fun.

People Just Do Nothing (Series 1-5) 8.5/10

The latest in my 18 month binge on comedy series and I really enjoyed it, ending well and not outstaying it's welcome.

It told a nice story arc with genuinely amusing characters and some of the best glances to camera I've seen in a mockumentary.
I'll probably go and see the film at the cinema if it screens near me.

Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet S1

It was fine. For a first season of a sitcom it sets up a fairly good ensemble and the potential is there if the characters can be developed. At least the vidya game aspects felt reasonably authentic, you can tell the writers at least know a bit about the industry. Poppy was adorable and Jo had some good moments as the psycho assistant. A few of the characters are dead weight though and should be either be axed or given more development (the writer and the monetisation guy for example). Hoping season 2 steps things up.

Joe Pera Talks with You season 2

It's not that funny, but it kinda is? It was a very pleasant watch anyway. And it's short so even if I hated it I probably would have persevered.

I am currently watching White Lotus. First episode down, but not really enjoying it. Only persevering because I am a fan of Natasha Rothwell. 

But in keeping with this thread, I finished Star Trek: Lower Decks recently. On Prime Video. Took a few episodes to find its feet, but it is actually quite fun. 7/10

Just finished White Lotus, it was truly excellent.

All the actors smashed it and the whole thing was beautifully done.

9/10

Ladhood series 2

BBC3 sitcom about a jaded man in his mid 30s revisiting his teenage years back early 00s Yorkshire. So much of it is very familiar and authentic feeling to the early 00s teenage years I had. This series has a few more sitcomy situations than the first series which is a shame but the writing is still very sharp.

8/10

Watched the first 4 episodes of Ted Lasso. Wow, that us every but as good as I'd heard and hoped. Just lovely.

Maybe time to scrap the "full seasons only" from the thread title?

The White Lotus

My toes were in danger of curling into themselves at points but this is a brilliant show about horrible people. Felt the ending was fairly weak but it's not about the destination, but more the cunts you meet along the way.

8/10