Thread: What are you watching?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

is it good?

It’s fine. It’s not great, but has its moments

I'm going to start in on the second season of Medeci tomorrow. First one was good.

Originally Posted by Nomad

Starting 'Frontier' on Netflix. Aquaman is the main actor.

I love how Jason Mamoa is now either Khal Drago or Aquaman.

Anywyay just finished up a few great limited series. The first was Sharp Objects with Amy Adams which was a great psychological crime procedural somewhere between True Detective Season 1 and the less pretentious parts of Twin Peaks:



The next was Escape From Dannemora which was based on the prison escape from 2015. This was such a good series and really showcased the acting chops of all involved, particularly Benencio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette. Ben Stiller did a great job directing this as well, and none of the episodes feel like filler:

Originally Posted by MasterShake

I love how Jason Mamoa is now either Khal Drago or Aquaman.

Anywyay just finished up a few great limited series. The first was Sharp Objects with Amy Adams which was a great psychological crime procedural somewhere between True Detective Season 1 and the less pretentious parts of Twin Peaks:



The next was Escape From Dannemora which was based on the prison escape from 2015. This was such a good series and really showcased the acting chops of all involved, particularly Benencio Del Toro and Patricia Arquette. Ben Stiller did a great job directing this as well, and none of the episodes feel like filler:

Watched both of these and agree. I am now watching The Deuce on HBO, I like it so far (just finished season 1)

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

Watched both of these and agree. I am now watching The Deuce on HBO, I like it so far (just finished season 1)

And in non-binge related news, Season 3 of True Detective is great so far. Nice slow burn like the first season.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

And in non-binge related news, Season 3 of True Detective is great so far. Nice slow burn like the first season.

I've really been enjoying this as well. The vibe is more in line with season 1. I enjoyed season 2.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

I've really been enjoying this as well. The vibe is more in line with season 1. I enjoyed season 2.

I'm also watching that

Me three.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

I've really been enjoying this as well. The vibe is more in line with season 1. I enjoyed season 2.

Season 2 had some great moments. And also spoiler if you click this but it looks like they might be tying season 1 into season 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueDetecti...e_5_promo_has/

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Season 2 had some great moments. And also spoiler if you click this but it looks like they might be tying season 1 into season 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueDetecti...e_5_promo_has/

Yellow King?

Got a Amazon Fire Stick loaded with all kinds of bootleg streams and shit. Its friggin great.

Game of Thrones spoilers below --

Finished Season 1 - loved almost all of it - episode 9 was gripping where Joffrey has Ned Stark killed. Didn't see that coming. The "mid-evil" human element of the show is great.

But I'll be honest - the dragon bullshit in the season finale is already losing me a bit. And now I've started season 2 and it's like, oh, here are all these new clans and people you need to know -- it kind of reminds me of my main critique of Lord of the Rings, which is that the damn plot just repeats itself over and over - except in LOTR at least I was invested in the characters. I can see this turning into "Now these guys are going to war. And now these ones. And these ones." Hopefully I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by Buff

Game of Thrones spoilers below --

Finished Season 1 - loved almost all of it - episode 9 was gripping where Joffrey has Ned Stark killed. Didn't see that coming. The "mid-evil" human element of the show is great.

But I'll be honest - the dragon bullshit in the season finale is already losing me a bit. And now I've started season 2 and it's like, oh, here are all these new clans and people you need to know -- it kind of reminds me of my main critique of Lord of the Rings, which is that the damn plot just repeats itself over and over - except in LOTR at least I was invested in the characters. I can see this turning into "Now these guys are going to war. And now these ones. And these ones." Hopefully I'm wrong.

You're wrong.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

You're wrong.

What Mo said

p.s. I am also watching season 2 of Westworld and started re-watching Battlestar Galactica from 2003/2004.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

I've really been enjoying this as well. The vibe is more in line with season 1. I enjoyed season 2.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

Season 2 had some great moments. And also spoiler if you click this but it looks like they might be tying season 1 into season 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueDetecti...e_5_promo_has/

I've watched season 1 a few times. After I watched it the second time my wife finally said she wanted to watch it as well so I watched it again. It is my favorite season of TV and IMHO it is the finest piece of television that has ever been filmed.

Season 2 disappointed me at first but in preparation for season 3 I rewatched it and enjoyed it much more on a second viewing.

Season 3 has been great so far, not as great as season 1 but still very good.

I don't usually watch drama series more than once, in fact True Dective is the only one I can think of. I will rewatch the last episode of the previous season of GOT before the next season starts just to refresh my memory, but that's it.

Comedy series I will rewatch if I like them. I've seen most episodes of Seinfeld, Malcom in the Middle, the Office and It's Always Sunny more than once.