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I watched Black Sails for the first time a few months back, it was much better than I was expecting, I really enjoyed it.
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I watched all of Wolf Like Me (Peacock) last night. Only 6 episodes, each about 25 minutes. I liked it - I wish they had given it a different name to build some suspense, but it was fun. Josh Gad and Isla Fisher.
Weirdest part is that it’s set in Australia and they made Isla Fisher, an Aussie, have an American accent. Kind of like if they had made Sean Connery use a Spanish accent in Highlander.
Weirdest part is that it’s set in Australia and they made Isla Fisher, an Aussie, have an American accent. Kind of like if they had made Sean Connery use a Spanish accent in Highlander.
facook
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belljr
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Maik Jeaunz
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Wife and I are big fans. Some of the performances are really great. Zendaya knocks it out of the park.
I get all the criticisms about the show and they are valid, but we are kinda just watching it as a dark fantasy, and not a commentary on modern high school life. Every bad impulse is turned up to 11 for effect.
Some of the artistic choices are great, some are a little overdone, but for the most part it’s shot very well
The music (done by Labrinth) is also really great.
otb_lifer
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definitely worth probing if you haven't jumped in yet ... i'm drawn to it's unique & ethereal vibe, but i can see how it won't be everybody's cuppa.
it's ok - i certainly don't regard it as anything spectacular or "must see" ... it works very well if one is open to the immersion it sorta demands - in other words, there are very few casual viewers, though i wouldn't say it's "meh" enough to be polarizing yet, where it's at the love/hate crossroads (like GoT).
re: Zendaya - she's good here, but i'm not really vibing her being so head and shoulders above all else ... dunno ... she seems small at times given the subject matter, her presence is not compelling enough to me to see her as anything more than "good" - so not really knocking her, just pumping the brakes on the swooning.
i also don't buy into her as the next great young actress ... i think both Millie Bobby Brown & Jenna Ortega (both younger than Ms. Coleman) are much more talented, and destined to chew up the next decade or so in star turn vehicles ... Ms. Ortega, especially.
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CletiusMaximus
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Somebody Somewhere On HBO is a nice short funny Duplass bros slice of life - kind of the anti-Euphoria. A nice break from reading about the war.
wlwiles
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It's definitely not just you. I recently binged Shameless, and couldn't help but feel awkward in the early seasons when Karen (the blonde chick that was Lip's FWB) kept constantly getting naked. You know the actress that played her had to be 18+ to do so, but she's clearly playing the role of a high schooler so it just feels creepy and wrong.
jamny
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I still have about the last half season of the original series yet to watch. I was finding it tough to get through. Can I just skip that and go right to the new series? Was the ending of the original series worth sticking it out?
I never finished the original series. I stopped partway through season 5. Don't think this affected my understanding of Valhalla at all. I suppose there may have been some ties I missed but not much and don't think anything of importance.
Valhalla was quite good. I was surprised.
El Floppo
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I really liked the first two Eps.
And then we cancelled HBO. But looking forward to finishing it when we re-up.
CletiusMaximus
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There is nearly zero connection as far as I can tell through the first few eps of Valhalla. For what its worth, I'll also add that I'm not as enamored as some are with the new series. I don't think anything has lived up to the first couple seasons of Vikings.
I haven’t started the new series, but I made myself finish the last couple seasons of Vikings and it was pretty meh.
=Smackdown=
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Vikings - Valhalla takes place 100 years after Ragnar. New characters mostly centered around Leif Erickson.
You can certainly skip and watch Valhalla on it’s own.
Original was great when Ragnar was around. The story about his sons wasn’t as good imo.
jamny
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That guy was made for that role of Ragnar. Such a great performance. I had high hopes for Ivar and while he was a good actor, they really lost me at the end with his trip to Russia.
Maik Jeaunz
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After watching Vikings, I’ll watch anything with Travis Fimmel. He’s got a certain presence.
jamny
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He does the restrained intensity really well. Similar to Tom Hardy. I don't think I've seen him in anything else. Any recs?
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CletiusMaximus
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He’s got a lead role in Raised by Wolves, the Ridley Scott sci-fi series on HBO. I liked it but honestly tough to recommend.
Dan Lambskin
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brun
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Watched ep1 of Young Wallender on Netflix. Detective drama in Sweden (in english). I understand it might be a prequel to some show I'm not familiar with. Thought ep1 was good and will continue though it seems to have potential to be a little slow moving. We'll see how the next couple of episodes go.
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El Floppo
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The girl's version of events in the finale was hilariously acted.
Worthwhile show that just wrapped, so you can binge the whole series.
Rustoleum
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Wallender features Kenneth Branagh as the veteran detective you are watching as a rookie-ish cop. If you like shows about flawed detectives (and I’m a sucker for these) set amid desolate yet gorgeous scenery, then Wallender, Shetland, and Hinterland (Sweden, Shetland Islands, and Wales respectively) are all really good.
El Floppo
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Maik Jeaunz
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mr. furley
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JB Breakfast Club
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Race, the Bubba Wallace documentary series on Netflix, was excellent. I learned a lot about how NASCAR teams work while also seeing Bubba's unique experience with racism.
James Daulton
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Loved Peacemaker and found it's irreverence and unique take on the genre, not too mention its unabashed violence and sex, to be awesome.
It has been. The end of the last episode was crazy. I honestly, have no clue where it’s going and am a bit confused as to how many of the people we see down there have actually been severed.
CletiusMaximus
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Reacher on Prime - just an extremely dumb show, terribly written and badly acted - but I let myself get invested into it over the weekend and will probably have to finish it out.
BeTheMatch
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I want to hear your thoughts specifically on the finale. Quote me when you've seen it, please.
El Floppo
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I usually don't subscribe to the- it's not meant to be smart- so just enjoy the stupidity approache to enjoying shows. This one definitely isn't meant to be smart...and while I didn't particularly like it, I also was able to watch it through and not hate it for it's dumbness. Just a silly, throw away thing really...but came out when I wasn't really invested or watching anything else, so I watched it
lakerstan
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Did anyone catch the first episode of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty on HBO last night? Surprisingly funny and well acted. I think it’s a must for fans of the Showtime Laker era.
John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss is knocking it out of the park, and Jason Clark has the look of Jerry West nailed.
Only 1 episode so far, but I’m in.
John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss is knocking it out of the park, and Jason Clark has the look of Jerry West nailed.
Only 1 episode so far, but I’m in.
Joe Mammy
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I watched 3 eps last night. I heard the guys talking about it on the new Sunny podcast. I had no idea it is a Seth Rogen and actually has a fairly entertaining/funny story.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
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I know there’s talk of taking another shot at a movie, but HBO or Netflix should do a series based on the Aubrey/Maturin novels.
No movie is going to compete with Master and Commander and a series would have time to indulge in all the fun Jane Austen stuff.
No movie is going to compete with Master and Commander and a series would have time to indulge in all the fun Jane Austen stuff.
CGRdrJoe
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i have a son who is 2 years out of high school, i don’t know about the sex #### but sadly the drugs are spot on. the median house where i live is 925k and we are considered the poor area of the county. OD’s are taking so many kids each year up here, my friends kid is in 7th grade and her and her friends have already been caught and sent home for doing xanax. i’m not trying to create fear but it’s hard core in school these days and being an involved parent doesn’t trump high school peer pressure.
jamny
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Not sure how accurate it is because I remember reading that he never actually stole a safe, just found the video in the house. He's been good in it. I think we're 4 episodes in but haven't watched an episode in a while.
PhillipPhoto
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Pretty much. It's just filler for me. About 4 episodes in and has been on the shelf for a while why we have other things to watch.
PhillipPhoto
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Plowed through all six seasons of the Expanse. Really good, but was getting tired at the end. Good to have it finished.
Really liking and high hopes for FROM. They guy that thought it was a practical joke last episode was money. Gaining legs, could really turn into a hit, imo.
Really liking and high hopes for FROM. They guy that thought it was a practical joke last episode was money. Gaining legs, could really turn into a hit, imo.
Poke_4_Life
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Have to agree. At least she's working at the 'jiggle joint' now. That tends to help me pay attention.
El Floppo
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I've been sitting for months now on the Finale... savoring and waiting on watching it.
did the same thing with Mr Inbetween.
Maik Jeaunz
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yeah, Reilly is easily the best part about it. growing up during that era, I didn't really know anything about Jerry West's rage, so that's kinda interesting. and
at Kareem with the "#### off, kid".
Maik Jeaunz
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he's been in a few things, but nothing as high profile as Vikings: Travis Fimmel. Dreamland and Danger Close were both decent.
it looks like he'll be in a ton of stuff this year, though. there's a new show coming out called That Dirty Black Bag that looks pretty cool, but it's only on AMC+, which...I have too many gd streaming services as it is.
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