My Random TV Thread
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I've gotten that the consensus here that it ended horribly, as in S8 GoT horrible.
My question now becomes, is it still worth watching the other 90% of the series? Was the writing and acting good up until that point? Good enough to warrant being let down in the final moments?
I know nothing will recreate the magic of S1. I thought S2 was decent and carried by some stellar acting. I never watched S3.
Two of them for you:
The Outsider, an adaptation of a Stephen King book of the same name. It's Stephen King so you expect some weirdness to the plot and that happens here. Regardless, this was a really good story (I didn't read the book) about a murder and a seemingly innocent man. Casting was solid, pace and presentation were solid, it has a good story, and kept me wanting to watch the next episode. 3.5-4 out of 5 DNA samples.
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American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
What the fuck do I type here? It's a documentary about one investigative journalist following the footsteps of another investigative journalist who "committed suicide" while working a story. And boy what a story.
High level view, the "octopus" refers to a government/ shadow government conspiracy about who actually runs the world. I found the first 2 episodes compelling, the third was "meh", and the fourth was just a mess. You have all the hallmarks of a good conspiracy theory, and for what it is worth, I personally think all conspiracy theories have chunks of truth spread throughout.
Some highlights from the show:
- Reagan's election team in '80 paid the Iranian government to keep the hostages so Carter couldn't use their release in the election.
- OSS/ CIA ties throughout
- This all started because the DOJ stiffed a software company over a program sold to the DOJ
- Cocaine, weapons, and the Contras
- People who talked, but wouldn't talk, then later talked, but none of them were murdered
- Shady character after shady character
Anyway, there have to be shades of truth in this story, but damn...the messengers could be discredited by a jury of 5th graders.
2 out of 5 "I can't talk about that"
The Outsider, an adaptation of a Stephen King book of the same name. It's Stephen King so you expect some weirdness to the plot and that happens here. Regardless, this was a really good story (I didn't read the book) about a murder and a seemingly innocent man. Casting was solid, pace and presentation were solid, it has a good story, and kept me wanting to watch the next episode. 3.5-4 out of 5 DNA samples.
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American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
What the fuck do I type here? It's a documentary about one investigative journalist following the footsteps of another investigative journalist who "committed suicide" while working a story. And boy what a story.
High level view, the "octopus" refers to a government/ shadow government conspiracy about who actually runs the world. I found the first 2 episodes compelling, the third was "meh", and the fourth was just a mess. You have all the hallmarks of a good conspiracy theory, and for what it is worth, I personally think all conspiracy theories have chunks of truth spread throughout.
Some highlights from the show:
- Reagan's election team in '80 paid the Iranian government to keep the hostages so Carter couldn't use their release in the election.
- OSS/ CIA ties throughout
- This all started because the DOJ stiffed a software company over a program sold to the DOJ
- Cocaine, weapons, and the Contras
- People who talked, but wouldn't talk, then later talked, but none of them were murdered
- Shady character after shady character
Anyway, there have to be shades of truth in this story, but damn...the messengers could be discredited by a jury of 5th graders.
2 out of 5 "I can't talk about that"
Glad you saved me from that mess. As always, part of me wants to beleive...but I've seen tooooo much of the gov't doing things to give them enough credit to really pull anything secret off. We know Nancy Pelosi's stock trades, there are instagram accounts dedicated to it. We've seen Epstein's flight logs, but not the "client lists" yet though we've heard from the girls. That's about as secret squirrely as it gets.
Now this looks entertaining.
That looks so much better than the Borderlands trailer.
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen on Netflix. The TV series, not the movie. I’m liking it as much—maybe a little better—than Breaking Bad.
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I’ve read the book 3-4 times over the years, listened to Ralph Lister’s brilliant audiobook performance just recently, and will watch Shogun when it comes on one of the networks we have…
I hope the series can convey some of the layers of thought among the Japanese characters since often what they were thinking was the exact opposite of what they were saying.
The previews look amazing.
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It's really well done. It started slow but last night I was pissed the episode ended. lol
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Really really enjoying Shogun, only on episode 3, but it's good.
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I read the book 5 or so years ago, and am finishing up the audiobook as a second read. It is a masterpiece. One of the best books I have read, and I truly recommend it to anyone. The difficulty I am finding with the show is that so much happens with internal dialogue.
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I remember in 2016 when the site hated me for only posting what was online.
I'm glad they are coming back....I always liked their dynamics.
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The episode where they were undercover as husband/wife was just this side of soft-core pornI remember in 2016 when the site hated me for only posting what was online.
I'm glad they are coming back....I always liked their dynamics.
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This show is the best TV out in along time. Everything about it is epic.
Yeah, even Beowulf is in it.
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Late to the game here.
If you liked the more character-driven and mystery-focused style of S1, then you'll like S3.
It's easily my second favorite of the series, and only because S1 happened to be first. Phenomenal acting and a tragically good story to boot.
I didn't even get through S4, mostly due to not having time, but 3-4 episodes in and I still wasn't feeling it.
Let us know what you think if you get around to S3 I may give the rest of S4 a stab in the meantime.
The Gentlemen on Netflix. I'm not a huge Guy Ritchie fan, but this one was pretty good. There's a movie of the same name, but they don't really share much of a connection.
A British Army Captain finds himself the heir to his father's estate and title of Duke. He shortly discovers he's hosting a large marijuana grow operation and desperately tries to get away from the business. As you can guess, shenanigans ensue.
The casting is good, Guy Ritchie's style is evident, but not overpowering. Character development is solid, you have a few little twists and turns along the way. The series is quite entertaining.
4 out of 5 carrier pigeons
A British Army Captain finds himself the heir to his father's estate and title of Duke. He shortly discovers he's hosting a large marijuana grow operation and desperately tries to get away from the business. As you can guess, shenanigans ensue.
The casting is good, Guy Ritchie's style is evident, but not overpowering. Character development is solid, you have a few little twists and turns along the way. The series is quite entertaining.
4 out of 5 carrier pigeons