that other post is mad long.

wondering if the mods can make this official.

If not its cool

Finished Yellow jackets and Ozark.

Meed to find some more blackness on the screen.

Can’t wait for Snowfall and ATL even though I know Snowfall is headed in the wrong direction without John Singletary.

I'm into the second season of Westworld and I'm not too eager to keep watching it.

I'm loving Station Eleven. I hesitated watching it for a while but I think it's really good. I think I watched episode 7 last night.

Not sure what else to watch on HBO Max, just renewed another month. I think I'm going to cancel it and get Netflix next month.

The story starts to go off the rails, but the production value is so good I still enjoyed it.

Season 3 was trash - super complicated and not worth the effort IMO

There was enough that was interesting to keep watching season 1 but from the jump I felt like it wasn't something I really cared about.

I managed to watch all of Veep and I never enjoyed it so who knows.

season three as you did the first time around.

the story did start getting weird but definitely watchable. i think i have two episodes left. i think ill pop back in and out when i have nothing else to watch.

and with Atlanta coming back on March 24th

I got some things to look forward to.

Man it feels like ages since the last Top Boy

Cute! I usually avoid coming of age stuff but this is good.

the it took us forever to get through the debut episode because we had to keep pausing it to laugh, then rewinding the scene to laugh at it again.

Kimberly has some big ol' giant yamsayin's - me and wife kept saying "goddamn" as the season went on.

Servant is great....
Ted Lasso is good too..
Station Eleven is excellent.

Gonna wear this 4-month free Apple TV+ trial out!

Both are incredible so far....

was having mad withdrawals. Someone I know recommended New Girl and I’ve been watching that, for the last week. I’m gonna get on Ozark, when I’m done.

A post-apocalyptic show about a group of airline passengers trying to escape the sun by flying ahead of the sunrise. Otherwise, they'll end up being burned alive. A weird concept. But S1 had me locked in. S2 is much slower and some of the characters are beginning to annoy me. Netflix also ordered a lower amount of eps this time. Two more eps to go and i'll be able to move on to S4 of Ozark.

Also watching M. Night Shyamalan's, Servant on AppleTV (spooky show about a couple's support baby doll coming to life), and Ronald Moore's, For All Mankind (an alternate timeline of the US/Russian space race) on Apple TV.

I'm on Yellowstone S4, and I want to hit 1883 after that
I just (background) rewatched Ozark S3 in prep for S4.
Now watching Ozark S4
Power Book of Ghost
Righteous Gemstones
Book of Boba Fett
Euphoria

GOMORRAH S5 just dropped on HBO which is entirely my shit that i might have to drop everything to watch.

Then coming up got Snowfall, Atlanta, That Lakers series on HBO, That Tommy series following Power Book of Ghost, Top Boy is coming back..

and who knows whatever else will come up. There's not enough time lol

One of the homies has been trying to get me to watch Raised By Wolves for a few weeks, just started it last night. Not sure what I think yet.

Started Cloak and Dagger a few weeks ago, was moving at a good pace, then got to a few episodes that really dragged and killed my momentum. Will try to slog through to finish the season.

Watched the first few episodes of Single Drunk Female over the weekend with a friend. It was surprisingly pretty good. I'm gonna keep going with that one.

I also finally finished the first season of The Expanse back in December... such a fucking chore to get through that. Took months and the only thing that kept me going was that people kept saying it gets really good. No, not really. I'm not sure I've got another season of that in me.

2nd time during the pandemic - I'll just have it on in the background.

Love having shows on that I already know while I do other stuff - just the right level of distraction.

but also Parks and Rec, King of Queens and Scrubs. To your original comment, I’m going to hop back on West Wing, spurred on by a podcast about Parks and Rec that I listen to, with Rob Lowe and Alan Yang.

Aurthur Spooner is hilarious.

Different World
Martin
The Wire
The Office

and its random. I dont watch them in order.

Its like russian roulette but with episodes

Finale of Book of Ghost was last night. It's hilarious how everyone on the show is betraying everyone. Really ridiculous. Really fun.

The Tommy joint. Force" started last night, and it's exactly what I expected. Safe to say your opinion on the show will absolutely rest on how you felt about Tommy on Power. Good times.

Jeremy Renner is a bad ass in it. Legit made me a fan of the actor.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

binging from start to finish…Superstore (hilarious), New Girl (hilarious), Happy Endings (fucking hilarious). Started VEEP, this morning and I can already tell it’s right up my alley.

it's only 2 seasons of 13 episodes each but it's fricken brilliant



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You won't regret it.

I was geeked when I found it way back when it was on netflix, and I was baffled to learn it had been canceled after two seasons.

But it’s one of the most fun shows ever, and everyone hits it out of the park.

(how the AI to control doors and lights and shit in the office wasn't tested on Black people) is one of the funniest episodes of tv i have EVER seen.


peace & blessings,

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I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

I’m in the minority in that I think all 7 seasons are absolutely worth watching.

There’s an overall dip in quality, to be sure, but IMO it’s nowhere near as steep as most tend to argue, and some of the best bits come in those later seasons.

But those S3-4 eps, particularly where Malcolm’s teacher is his nemesis, are fucking gold

The first few seasons of Francis stories are worthwhile on their own.

I really can’t say enough about the greatness of this show. IMO it’s the GOAT of the family dysfunction genre. It’s a bit of a treat when you view Bryan Cranston’s Hal as either a pre or post BB Walter White.

If you’ve wver watched Rick & Morty, Jerry is like a version of Hal.
Hal also plays similar notes to Daria’s dad, from Daria. He’s like the anti-Homer/Al/Peter

In one scene, one of the boys challenges dad to a fight. Dad says, ok, but if ny back goes out beating you up again, I’m gonna kick the crap out of you!

And Jane Kazmark’s Lois is an all-timer. She’s both the perfect villain and comic foil to the rest of the family. This could have easily been marketed as her show with no lies told.

I still randomly remember that scene and that line, for no apparent reason other than that it was comedy perfection.

Yeah, Malcolm in the Middle was criminally ignored and way ahead of its time. I tried rewatching it a while ago but got distracted. Maybe I'll try again when Better Call Saul ends.

dad. the Rick and Morty is spot on.


peace & blessings,

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I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad

watched the first episode. Will had a scholly to VCU. Awe man, he would’ve really blossomed
at VCU.

anyway.. I actually like this show way more than I expected.

They went dark skin with the Banks family. House is 2022 Bel
Air huge… I love it.

Since we all know the story its actually kinda cool the way they modernized it and made it “real” instead of straight comedy. I’m still laughing but there are a lot more “oh shits” and they actually curse on this show.

won’t spoil it but I’m a fan.

not sure if this qualified for the other post, even though it's the powerverse and Tommy has turned up his blaccent for this one.

I nearly tapped out of the first one but 3 in, it's the exact ridiculous fun i would have expected

Gonna get into Bel Air. My girl wants me to catch up on Ozark, but idk if I can do that and Snowfall at the same time

Love Is Blind is just crazy entertaining. Final episode of szn 2 drops this Friday.

Everybody already knows Abbott Elementary is the goods.

Raising Dion szn 2 is more after-school-special-ish than szn 1. Definitely made with the kids in mind. Good family tv.

I get so immersed with the couples. I'm going to try to watch Brazil and maybe Japan too lol.

they seem perfect for each other.

The other couple that got married. Not sure they will last. She is touched and seems like she is going to make sure every convo ends in an argument.

it's cool to see that both couples are still together. Hope they can all make it work.

Also, it blows my mind how much worse Shakes is with less editing and when given the chance to defend himself. Like, the producers made you look better than you were, not worse fool.

>Also, it blows my mind how much worse Shakes is with less
>editing and when given the chance to defend himself. Like, the
>producers made you look better than you were, not worse fool.
>

Funny thing is I didn't understand why everyone was so annoyed at what Shake said about Shaina seemingly wanting to just continue on the show. Hell, I felt the same way. But then he started telling Sal's business after Sal said he wanted to keep it private, I got it. Shaina was just so full of shit in so many ways. Saying she felt manipulated by receivng the ring, getting defensive, etc. I felt like she deserved as much shit as Shake has gotten.

I bet my wife is watching it right now.. shit!!!

>The other couple that got married. Not sure they will last.
>She is touched and seems like she is going to make sure every
>convo ends in an argument.


I keep saying dude is out of his mind for saying "I do". He seems headed for a Will Smith revelation (I can't make you happy, only you can make you happy) but I hope for his sake that it works out differently.

I know he wanted to tap out.

Not trying to be funny but we got the vibe he may play for both teams.

He may request a trade if she keeps that shit up.

I think he said it was something spicy, and he sweats profusely if he eats it.
Their "where are they now" party/reunion thing is up now.

I feel you. I almost watched Brazil while waiting for the 2nd batch of episodes this season. This is, by far, my favorite dating show ever. Better than Love Connection lmao.

If Carlton didn’t think his sexuality would be an issue why was it so agonizing for him to tell her? He was so defensive and disrespectful to Diamond. Her response to his defensive and disrespectful behavior was not ideal but I cannot fault her for it.

When I first started watching this I didn’t know they would end up being like a reality show cohort like all the other reality shows but I like it.

Most of these people are ridiculous and I have more to say besides what I said above but I am pretending to work. If I can find the original post about s1 I can browse that.

>If Carlton didn’t think his sexuality would be an issue why
>was it so agonizing for him to tell her? He was so defensive
>and disrespectful to Diamond. Her response to his defensive
>and disrespectful behavior was not ideal but I cannot fault
>her for it.



I totally agree with this. Not only did he not make sense, but he totally misused the show, bc he should've been telling people about his sexuality in the pod, so that he would find someone who completely accepted him for him from the start. That's the whole point of a setup like this. I understand you saying her response wasn't ideal, but it's much better than ones I've seen. She was actually willing to talk and try to understand. It wasn't ideal because she wasn't well-versed, but I thought it was about the best response she could've had being who she was, if that makes sense. Carlton was just obnoxious in every way imaginable, and I thought the show runners had ulterior motives for even choosing him, because apparently he'd been on some other reality show before and is full of drama everywhere.
Did you watch all the reunions from S1 as well? Carlton gets even more ridiculous.


>When I first started watching this I didn’t know they would
>end up being like a reality show cohort like all the other
>reality shows but I like it.
>
>Most of these people are ridiculous and I have more to say
>besides what I said above but I am pretending to work. If I
>can find the original post about s1 I can browse that.


Lol, yeah it's a surprisingly good show, and yes, many of them are ridiculous and make terrible decisions. Young people living life in real time tho!

Yep, I watched the reunion. Can’t remember much now but, Carlton was on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Did you watch season 2?

but after that I was like..

“okay, this broad is thirsty af to live in a fairytale”

Champagne and a private jet is all it takes huh.

That shit was like heroin. She was chasing that high like a gotdamn basehead

season 4 was really all over the damn place, and I'm not sure i've seen a show that just weaved in its spinoffs into itself so randomly.

sloppy writing and all, I still enjoy this show a lot.

and I'm pretty much all (or at least mostly) in on the Sheridanverse

bunch of murderous thugs. I am still watching it though… with a disgusted frown on my face.

episodes.

… I don’t think I’m going back for five.

Both British mini series made from books by a British author of Jamaican parents.

Long Song is on Amazon prime, leaving soon
Small Island is on Hoopla

dude been funny since comic view.

excellent.

I’m surprised nobody in their fam can clock a drug problem talking about some damn anxiety.

Still a good movie.

Very well done.

Gotdamn the old owner Cooke was a POS.

how could anyone go out to LA and experience all that and still want to go back to Michigan for another year?

Directed by Oliver Stone and narrated by Donald Sutherland and Whoopi Goldberg. This was really good. It goes back over things, now using the recently declassified documents that had been on lock, for so long. I knew a lot about this, as I've been borderline obsessed with it, since grade school. Holy shit, there's a lot of new stuff. The level of cover-up is nuts. I started a 7 day trial of Showtime, which I will absolutely be cancelling, to watch it. I think it might be on Amazon Prime, too.

I didn't even know Wilt went to KU. I like all the KU and KC references.

on episode 4
shit's flames

First season was wild, but I can't tell where the 2nd season is going yet.

Already binged all of Season 4 which came out on Friday.

If you're NOT watching this, fix your life.

I too, like you, cared absolutely 0% about Formula One before this show.

its actually pretty good so far.

I was cooking one day and watching youtube on the ipad and some clip popped up w some redneck explaining how they make moonshine in north carolina, kentucky, tennessee ,etc and it was fascinating

edit, there is also a pair of Black guys from Louisiana that make moonshine too

I know most of the "legal encounters" are staged/scripted..but the rest of the show is entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoM9EttB7OM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MikrbEpvw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeMIMduFrk

right now watching,

Winning Time
Snowfall
Top Boy (prevous season)
Power Book IV Force (this one is pretty bad)

Just finished up 1883 which was crazy good

upcoming in the next 6 weeks
Top Boy
Atlanta
Ozark
We Own This City (new David Simon series)
Tokyo Vice (new Michael Mann series)
Mayans (yea i still watch this stupid show)
AND...
Better Call Saul

and most likely forgetting some stuff.

I tried to watch this last year and just couldn’t get in to it, but I went back to it because I had watched Rear Window a few weeks ago. This movie is crazy and sad and actually a good movie.

I knew I was definitely going to get around to this…wife and I watched both of the Jack Reacher movies and we enjoyed them enough. I was listening to a podcast and dude was saying how the character was from books, first, which I didn’t know. He said a lot of people who read the books weren’t happy with the casting of Tom Cruise, because in the books he’s described as a really big dude. They certainly fixed that in this series, lol. Dude that plays Reacher is a big boy. It’s short at 8 episodes. I ran through the whole season, yesterday. There’s some ridiculous plot aspects, wild violent fight scenes and some terrible one liners…but, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I read it’s been renewed for a second season.

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

And I got so caught up in it I got very concerned that the new head butler might use the wrong forks for the place setting for dinner for the debutante ball. I'm still gangsta.



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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

I had seen the first 2 but I guess its been that long since I've had Netflix. I still enjoyed this season. Is there anything else like this? It's fun jumping around between different characters/stories.

I also watched Windfall on Netflix, mostly because Jesse Plemons. I enjoyed it. It looks like it's not well reviewed though lol

I actually did want to re-watch The Cosby Show after, but it isn't available ANYWHERE.

keep me from watching the Cosby Show

also Hefner's "helpers" who groomed and recruited girls

which is why I made sure to say “seems”

wild how 10 years ago (might be 20, time flies now) we celebrated his show and his 3 GF’s in their 20’s and now everyone is like “hold up, wait a minute”

"Servant of the People." It's surprisingly really good (so far; halfway through the pilot).

Pretty surreal to watch, though. He plays a teacher who makes a viral rant about political corruption and gets elected president for it.

They've already mentioned Putin once.

Geez! Boeing looking like straight up dirt bags in this joint.

The grocery store scene was funny as hell! My mom recommend this movie to me. She is in these characters age range, and when I first started watching it I was like "nah... this isn't for me," but once I got the that grocery store scene I cried laughing.

I love it!

Not great but surprise ending.

I thought it was better than season 1. I howled a few times this season.

Darke Noir had me rolling

starting to see a lot of Black comedy shows clowning white libs and their racist ass over the top bullshit. Shit is hilarious.

This was really good. I have alotta thoughts which I won't get into unless someone wants to discuss. Amanda Seyfried does a really good job, althouth at times I seemed to me like she was "mocking" Holmes instead of playing her. Overall really good and has been on my mind for a solid day after finishing. So much to unpack from the entire situation.

Season 1 was finished, so I started this morning and finished up by this afternoon. It’s got some very funny parts, but it wasn’t nonstop comedy. I know a couple of people who struggled with alcohol and there was a lot in the show that aligned with thing they went through. Good show. Ally Sheedy played the mother…hadn’t seen her in anything in a minute.

The Long Halloween was aight.

I’m going to fight whoever fucked up Death in the Family. Major fumble on that one.

I started “Hush” last night but fell asleep on it.

All of them are hard to watch without the animated series voice cast.

Gonna try The Dark Knight Returns.

BET or TV1 is re-airing the series. Forgot how much I loved 1st and 2nd seasons

was that her wedding gift?

where was the tiger when they attacked him? I guess they tranquilized or killed it?

It would've been cool to see the tiger jump out and start eating mf's lol

Pretty decent take on Sherlock. I've watched both of the RDJ movies and all but one season of the BBC Cumberbatch version. That version isn't streaming anywhere for free, and I was upset that I didn't know they had even made the last season of it. I wanted to catch it but oh well. Apparently there is that last season of Luther as well that I didn't know about and I'll get on that soon too.
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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.

I watched the first part last year, but the last two episodes were released today.

Pretty good. They went really deep into the HIV stuff. Also learned a lot of details about he and Cookie’s relationship.

interesting timing with all Winning Time stuff lol

The Lakers have their own, nine part docuseries, directed by Antoine Fuqua…coming this year on Hulu.

can't wait.

I love how we got so much content after such a disastrous season lol

I have never seen 5 minutes of Breaking Bad or Better call Saul. I am very interested in starting the latter. Will I mis anything, not having seen BB?

the main character in BCS, Bob Odenkirk, auditioned for the role of Michal Scott on The Office. It came down to he and Steve Carrell and the discussions were heated, but Steve won out.

i dont know if its absolutely mandatory. you can prolly fill in a lot of blanks yourself on bcs or do some quick googling/youtubing for short summaries.

but its so much more enjoyable/meaningful if you witness the whole thing unfold. youll also appreciate how things/people develop on bcs into what they eventually are on bb.

i know its a lot to catch up on (plus the earlier seasons of bcs). but i think youd be robbed of the complete experience if you just jumped into bcs.

once NBA season ends, I think I'll dive into BB, then.

for Saul’s story.

That shit was nuts. Crazy time and dimension travel like "Multiverse of Madness".

Wonder Years finale was tonight. Dean finally came clean with Keisa. I was sure he was gonna fuck that up, but he came through.

I see it on my TV guide but I haven't been able to bring myself to check it out.

they used to post some good panel discussions but seem to be almost exclusively gossip shit now.

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I generally like Amy Schumer. Her comedy specials were hit and miss, but her old sketch show, Inside Amy Schumer was pretty funny. This show is not hilariously funny, but it is funny. Mostly it's just real. I enjoyed it. It's about people and their fuckedupness and how that affects other people. It's a quick watch. Ten episodes. You can easily knock it out in a day.

Really good!

I decided to rewatch season one and two. Every season one scene with Klaus in it is good.

And I'll definitely be binging.

the same way I did Ozark...not watch ONE second of it until both parts were available. I would have gone berserk waiting for the second half of Ozark, the way the first half ended. That binge life is the only life I know. I am super excited for ST, though.

Although the 2nd part drops July 1st, so you could probably start part 1 today and play it just right!

Admittedly, I am a sucker for this lane of movies. Cops and robbers...who'll outsmart who, type shit. This movie fell right in line. It's a Michael Bay film and he did not disappoint. He went full Michael Bay. I was entertained.

and that made me really happy

Gonna be on this the next 9 weeks too.

in a lot of ways basic crime stuff, but the location/environment, and mostly Native cast make it more intriguing

really enjoying it so far

some of the acting in the most recent episode was a bit lacking, but i'm all in

dudes character from Shameless went to chef school and can cook his ass off... but he got issues.

Show was entertaining.

I don't see it. Lip was a fucking genius (literally) this guy is just good at the one thing, and otherwise he's kind of a fuck up. But it's chicago, and it's him, so....

None the less I liked this shit a LOT. Burned through the whole season in one weekend. I can't wait for the next installment.

its the same character he is just a genius with food.

its like Lip quit college to go to culinary school.

and I enjoyed all of it.

It may as well have never existed

I haven’t seen The Bear just yet
But seeing that as Lip’s epilogue 100% checks out as a believable path for him

That last season gave us one final tantalizing glimpse of Lip’s capacity, but it was so small, and they moved right past it in such a flippant way, that it almost felt like a “fuck you” to the character.

and I’m still laughing.

the end of episode 2 had me weak.

show picked up nicely from last season, glad its back.

pure heat so far.

the twist in ep 3 actually got me. Seems like Im in the minority but I didnt see it coming.

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i can't wait to binge when it's done.

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about that story.

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half.

but decided against it.

and I already miss them damn kids. Dustin is the real MVP. Enjoyed a couple of the new characters, but could have done without the long haired dude. Some of the stuff with El and the lab bored me to tears, but I get why it was necessary. All in all, I loved it. Season 5 has been greenlit and will be the final season.

watched pt 2 yesterday finally and eh

it felt like they should had just gone for the end there. i was sure el was gonna win and was wondering how they would do a season 5. now...eh

of course ill watch season 5 but less excited lol

Good. I enjoyed it. Along the lines of Jack Ryan and Reacher. Amazon keeps a sneaky, good series.

came out like 2 years ago maybe.

still one of the best series that nobody has heard of. intense as hell.

amazon entertainment marketing is weird as shit.

their original stuff is just mixed in with all the random legacy shit. its hard to even separate whats free with prime and whats not.

their *best* original content is hardly promoted on the front video page (if ever). and their algorithm doesnt do a particularly good job of kicking it up to you.

meanwhile they will blow a ton of money promoting shit like that horrible al pacino nazi hunter series with commercials on network tv.

it makes no sense.

in one of the previous iterations of this post. You’re dead on about Amazon entertainment. I have no idea what they’re going for. Prime Video’s interface is a mess. Nothing is highlighted or prioritized well and the categories are super shitty. The only time I really go there is when I already have a show or movie in mind. Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, even Peacock and Apple…all do a better job of directing a person, who would otherwise not be sure what they were looking for, towards content they would enjoy.

I wish it didn’t get canceled. Night Sky was also good, didn’t realize it was canceled until I watched the the final cliff hanging episode of the first season.

only finished the first episode but this looks like its going to be a good one.

called white dude “high pockets”

all the commercials for it during better call saul got me interested. i kept waiting for it to get good lol

That first episode was shook me.

Doc about a rape and murder of an elderly woman in small town, Nebraska

6 people convicted, 5 admit to being there

and the kicker is DNA later shows that none of these folks are the killer.

So how do 5/6 people admit to being somewhere they weren’t while giving detailed information??

It's kitchen confidential meets Chicago hoagie shop... Short and sweet...

Excellent series overall, though it has some narrative issues.

It’s a bit on the nose, and highly relevant to our current sociopolitical climate- and not just because of the way women are treated.

I do need them to tighten the writing though, because there’s a lot that makes little sense, particularly one major choice at the end of season 4.

But the overall story is riveting, and Elizabeth Moss absolutely shines.

Still treating Guillermo like complete fucking garbage. I love it.

These people are nuts.

couldn't resist. I watched eps 1-6....BANGER! My girl Alia Shawkat from Search Party is in this, too.

I am a biased Sixers fan though . I’m glad you liked it, it’s very basketball centric. Nitty gritty stuff.

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on ep3. it's good so far

(after the OG of course)

like, how was this not in theaters? i would have QUICKLY paid. this feels like a box office HIT and there's no way this cost very much to make.

was it like, in the tuck the last 2 years from covid and they just wanted to get it out?

thanks for making it watchable in my living room, but you could had my $17 or whatever a prime showing at the movies costs these days.

Great CG and foley work to make the bear look and sound Ike he got packed out.

maybe it got hyped too much for me. i thought it was pretty average.

the scrambled brain flashbacks just annoyed me

not terrible or anything, had some good action, but i had more fun with the jack ryan joints.

of Jack Ryan, Jack Reacher, Terminal List....I would put them in that order as far as enjoyment. I will say, I bought Chris Pratt as an action guy.

def a good role for Tim Riggins.
The only thing i notably disliked was the constant flashbacks



>of Jack Ryan, Jack Reacher, Terminal List....I would put them
>in that order as far as enjoyment. I will say, I bought Chris
>Pratt as an action guy.

about that thailand soccer team cave rescue.

directed by ron howard.

damn good movie.

i'm surprised it didn't come out in theaters. just given the gravity, scope, and cast.

I have no reference for the original material so I’m just enjoying it as-is.

show was really strong when it was just Dream bopping around the realms and dealing w/ his family though. eps 5 and 6 especially

pretty much a tv version of Friday, but with mostly Mexicans. I've seen about 5 of them. i'm loving it due to all the familiar shit, but wonder how it's received by a larger audiences.

Has some real laugh out loud moments.

Not as good as Reservation Dogs. Only comparing because I'm watching both right now.

and his wife (she just moved to the States in 2019) binged it, recently. He said they were DYING...but, for them it was the accuracy and familiarity. He did say I should check it out, just cuz it is legit funny.

I'm hoping for a season 2 announcement!

This show is fantastic

My homie said it reminds him of Atlanta, and I kind of agree.

I would say it's more interesting than entertaining, although it is very funny at times

The depth and relatable quality of all the characters and larger dialogue about native culture existing inside American culture, and confronting NDN stereotypes is all pretty unique to see on television.

My homie whose pops is from the Pala rez said the show is cool because it's very much consistent with what he sees as everyday shit, but that represents the culture accurately to other people.

Season one was good, season two I feel like fixes all the problems and improves on the storytelling and character development.

It's mentioned in one of the earlier tv posts so I hope people are on S2

Not enough people are talking about it. My girl said they were snubbed big time at the Emmys.

It also doesn’t feel like it has been a year since I last watch this.

That episode had me tearing up at the end.

I tend to bounce around with who my favorite character is. But it's been Cheese for a couple of weeks now.

I hollared when Bear told Cheese to do parkour out the window.

This show deserves way more props. My girl was salty because she said they got snubbed at the Emmys.

Did the Grandma episode not turn on water works?

it's on Amazon Prime...

man, some great details that help you understand what dude was going through. It obviously was all laughs, back then, when it came out. This really makes you feel for him and he didn't actually do anything wrong...he just got caught up.

dude probably got robbed of a much better NFL career.

about something i witnessed in real life.

because i was for sure in the camp that believed he was in on the scam to elevate his image for his career, the heisman, etc.

that was the picture much of the media and the sports world was painting at the time. whether they wanna admit it or not. i see more than a few old tweets being pulled up to compare/contrast some media folks takes then vs now.

i specifically remember that dr phil episode where he said all of these linguistic specialists concluded there was very little chance the voice on the phone was the voice of the actual perpetrator who was literally confessing to doing it.

great job by the doc makers illuminating all of the facts and painting a more truthful picture of what happened.

it wont bring teos career back or erase the trauma that ruined such an important age/point in his life. but hopefully it can restore his credibility and provide some much needed closure to that painful chapter.

with that said, did you feel from watching it...that he was free from it? Part of me feels like he's not really over it and maybe won't ever be. He has grown to be such a solid man, whereas when all that shit was happening, he was literally a kid. I also felt a certain amount of sympathy for Ronaiah. It must have been brutal to live in that culture and know you weren't being who you felt you were...and couldn't be.

you could tell during some really emotional responses he had to recounting parts of the story.

and its understandable because basically the whole country was against him in some way...either believing he was an idiot for getting catfished or an active accomplice...except the people that were close to him and that one chick at the draft going crazy when he got picked lol.

salute to him for being grounded in his genuine faith and not becoming bitter, anti-media, etc and not letting it change what type of person *he* is.

as far as ronaiah...ive seen the doc getting a bit of heat for i guess normalizing/platforming the villain. but i dont think it was their job to take/paint sides. if that were the case...the entire true crime genre would evaporate since you couldnt explore the views/motives of thieves, serial killers, etc.

their job was to give as much detail about the story as possible. and they did a great job of exposing the type of pathology and the inner workings of a person that led them to be dedicated to such an elaborate scheme to remain connected to someone they 'loved'. and yeah...i did have sympathy for him/her.

very well done. its been a good while since ive watched a truly compelling doc on netflix.

i really felt for him, and also a good run through about how shitty and sloppy the media can be.

Shit was fantastic

This was beautiful and hilarious

platform

Jibaro is one of the best animations that i've ever seen.

Man...Untold does it RIGHT! I never knew/understood why And 1 just evaporated (the basketball part) after that ESPN show. Good stuff.

figure out what is going on.

Really beautiful scenery. Engrossing story. Favorite quote “Must be Texans. Lowest form of white man there is.” lol

I am only on episode 2 but I like it so far.

is delayed which sucks. I was so on edge at the end of s1.

The clips found their way into my YouTube algorithm because I think I’ve maxed out on Parks & Rec and Brooklyn 9-9 clips. This shit is hilarious.

we’ve been pretty excited about it, too. I’ll let you know, tomorrow.

We both enjoyed the hell ouf of it. Sterling was good as usual (he’s from the Lou, too 😉), but Regina Hall killed it as the black church First Lady. As someone who grew up in church, this movie hit so many notes. I’d watch it again, for sure.

I was locked in until the ending.

I didn’t finish it.

There is literally a talking penis in the second episode.

Damn

Damn damn

such a gut punch

conditions were awful but you get to see how racism takes over and whiteness always finds a way to survive in harsh conditions.

S1 seemed like it didnt really know what it was trying to be but S2 is firing on all cylinders rn.

Feels like Super Bad x Entourage. Fun show.

On Disney+

I thought I would like this because I like the podcast, but two episodes in and I don’t like it so far. I’ll stick with Alfred Hitchcock Presents or The Twilight Zone.

like the first and the third.

nothing like Hitchcock/Sterling, I agree.


these aint bad, tho.

I am at episode 3 and I have burst into laughter several times already. The jumping jacks, the eye drops, it is just ridiculous.

I think you'll find Raven's arc to be interesting

but yes, those jumping jacks were a choice

I mean it's crazy dumb. And most reality shows, especially established ones, have a shelf life because the contestants become too self-aware for the show to NOT jump the shark.

But this one had some great personalities and interesting stories throughout. Dug it.

Keeping the tissue nearby for the last half

This was really really good

I saw this "movie guy" on tik tok who makes a lot of noise and who i generally agree with (aka usually has a reasonable outlook about movies) say this was in his Top 3 film he saw this year and he's seen 80 new releases, so far.

he said he was pissed he didn't watch it on the big screen.

he raved about the technical acheivements in filming and sound design and editing, but also the rawness, writing and acting.

i really couldn't agree more.

I’m glad to see Emayatzy Corinealdi in lead role.

It's not going to be for everyone, and I get some folks negative reaction to it. But its a series for grown up and dealing with some really adult themes about parenting, death, and the meaning of life. It had me from beginning to end.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

to end at the 4th episode. The Ezra storyline was good though. That moment when he compared 5he compassion he was showing Sam vs the lack of compassion he showed for Ezra was compelling. And then the letter… yeah, that was touching.

which is true for most shows these days, but it worked for me with the week by week drop and I couldn't wait each week for an episode.

I don't want to spoil anything else but I thought the Jewish philosophy stuff and how the holocaust still weighs on people was really interesting.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

I thought it was gonna be some kind of horror series with some psychological torture thrown in.

But it wasn't that at all. It hit all of the themes that you mentioned and hit them a little hard too.

It was very solid.

Been binging it.

Seasons 1 through mid season 6 are absolutely hilarious, at least a couple of laugh out loud moments every episode.

It's smart, they talk about social issues that we still talk about today, and the relationships are realistic and evolve over time.

And the tribute show to Jack Soo was so well done I'm amazed it happened.

This is *my* Friends.

But, the writing in late seasons 6 has gotten dicey, we'll see if they come back or not.

Then Night Court binging starts, that show is basically Barney Miller but more crass and the first 6 seasons are also comedy gold!

Bodybuilding is gross. Their bodies look disgusting to me, but the documentary is interesting.

First of all... when I first saw who played the girl... I was like GTFOH, cause she appeared 'spontaneously' on America's Got Talent (the wife is a fan I get dragged in) slightly before this show premiered. Shit felt like a set up, and she did sing Amazing Grace PRETTY WELL, but then to find out she was already a star of this show, I felt like guarantees she was a plant in the audience.

That petty shit aside, she is very good in this role, and Demian Bichir adds some weight to cast. Anika Noni Rose is highly watchable as the detective / neighbor / mother. The root and the quest for the cure for the vampiric disease is a great base to set up the character sub-narratives.

So far through the first 3 eps I can find very little to pick at, this shit is highly entertaining and a great spinoff of the 2008 movie.

It's a shame I'm not seeing any buzz about this show, but after seeing how season 1 ended, I have to give the strongest recommendation possible to give it a shot

Queing up White Lotus new season

for the same reason I cannot watch succession. I just can't watch those people for entertainment.

imagine the action of Banshee, the gunplay of a CoD game, the fight scenes of John Wick, and the house intrigue of early GOT.

but in the upper world of Top Boy, rather than the street level stuff that show deals with.

blew threw the 2 seasons in a week

nm

i have to re-watch S1 first because i've forgotten nearly everything.

Just too many strange twists. It was good up until ep 7. They made Elliot John Wick 2.0

its the exact show i expected even though i was kinda hoping it would exceed that.

definitely the least heavy show i've of the Sheridan verse, which isn't a bad thing in itself, but its pretty underwhelming so far.

i may or may not finish out the season.

looks to be a continuation, at ELAC... i can't remember if it was a championship game but i remember right it was spring 2020 and covid killed everything for them. game got cancelled when they were on the bus.

think i'm gonna re-watch at least the final episode of last season first

Bullet Train (currently on Netflix) was a really fun, dumb, dispensable ride.

Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu) is fantastic. Amazing performances all around.

White Lotus Season 2 (HBO) was great - IMO better than the first season.

Barry Season 3 (HBO) - INCREDIBLE.

I haven't seen a lot of theatrical releases this year yet but it's screener season, baby.There's a lot more but I didn't see these ones named here (mostly)

it was entertaining and fun

Chippendales is on my list

I think I liked season 1 of White Lotus better but I enjoyed season 2

Never watched Barry. I keep hearing good things about it.

Religious people on this show are VERY comfortable with murder.

I’m good

Cause I really want to watch it and like it.



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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

Damn!

If so, I busted out the blu-rays for the first season of True Detective and watched all eight episodes this weekend because of a scene that popped up when I was browsing youtube. So glad I copped the first season when I did years ago.

It's amazing how well the show holds up. I'm not typing out any breaking news here, but this was true masterclass television on so many levels. Almost feels like the first season was lightning in a bottle since the second and third seasons were so much worse.

I'm all over that, this weekend.