Topic: The TV Show Thread

@JohnnyShoulder Well it's just like you speculated a couple of weeks ago, Marvel shows are now being removed from HBO Nordic, without any warning might I add. I just looked through my watchlist and noticed that a show was missing and it was Marvel's Inhumans. Although it doesn't seem like it was a good show so it's not a huge loss, but I still have two other Marvel shows, Cloak & Dagger as well as Runaways, that I haven't watched yet and I don't want to rush through them before they're most likely removed as well.

But man this really sucks. First they started cancelling Marvel shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist on Netflix, and now they're removing shows from HBO. I wouldn't mind this if Disney had more variety in terms of different shows on their service, but it's primarily Disney, Marvel and Star Wars stuff and that doesn't interest me so much.

Finished Midnight Mass last night… and I liked it quite a bit. There were a few nit-picks etc. but overall a real solid horror mini-series. Hamish Linklater is phenomenal as the priest.

@LtSarge Oh really? But naughty for the shows to dissappear just like that.

I feel the same way as you with D+, I've kinda gone off Marvel and Star Wars recently. It would be good to have on the side for a few months, but it would never be my main streaming service as there is not enough variation for me. Mind you, I've not really looked to see what shows they have on offer. But I think I would like to give Apple TV+ a go first before, as there are a few shows which has piqued my interest. And you get a free sub with PS Plus.

@colonelkilgore his performance over the series is just that. Midnight Mass is instantly my favourite of the Flanaverse right now. I don't think I'll be ready for a rewatch anytime soon but I'll be excited for when I do.

@BowTiesAreCool so I agree actually. My missus thought I was crazy for suggesting I was considering placing it above The Haunting of Hill House (which I did love] but I really like the depiction of vampirism juxtaposed with that old-time religion-vibe.

Being a Star Wars and Marvel fan, Disney+ is a must have. I probably spend as much or more time on it as i do on Netflix. I’d say D+, Netflix, and HBO Max are top tier for me. I can live without Amazon Prime, AppleTV+, Hulu, Paramount+, etc.

Been enjoying What If...? Quite a bit, yesterday's episode was great stuff. Haven't quite finished Visions yet but personally haven't got anything to complain about, it's fun and interesting to see different takes. Nothing mind blowing, some really cool episodes and settings, fun action.

I agree with what others have said about the content drops and corporations just constantly vying for your attention. It's partly why I've stopped binge watching stuff, and am not rushing to watch shows when others are discussing it and asking me "have you seen (insert new show here)?!"

Just trying to chill out with content exposure, and not rush to things as much.

@RogerRoger Any interest to try Foundation or Mythic Quest? Two shows that seem deeply rooted in, for lack of a better term, nerd culture.

@RogerRoger Mythic Quest is a show which apparently takes place in a video game developer studio (of a popular MMO if I’m not mistaken). On its surface that sounds like exactly the show we Push Squires would love. But I think it’s had fairly middling reviews. So I haven’t watched any of it yet.

I think you’re correct about Apple TV+, it’s sort of in its infancy, compared to its counterparts. The quality seems more variable from what I’m reading too. I’m a poor judge of the content though since I haven’t watched many things on it yet. I keep saying I’m going to try See, Mythic Quest, For All Mankind, Ted Lasso, Servant, and now Foundation, but it’s just not gonna happen. I’m glad to hear Ted Lasso lives up to the hype so I’ll try a few episodes of that before my free trial ends in a month or two.

I think the service hasn’t really marketed itself very well either. I mean, this is Apple! One of the biggest marketing machines on earth! How can they not be selling us on these shows? You’ve got big names like M. Night, Stephen King, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Anniston, Jason Mamoa, … and you can’t sell me on anything you’ve got going except a show with a guy named Sudeikis whose name I never knew before? This is the company that lures me into paying $1000 for a phone every two years and they can’t make me compelled to watch their stuff even when they give it away.

The app for Apple TV+ (On my phone) is poorly designed also. Sure, the lines are pretty and it has that Apple cleanness to it, but it’s almost unusable. Netflix, HBO, and Disney have a tried and true app design — easy to navigate, easy to find something to catch your eye, and easy to search if you know what you want (or even get easy suggestions if they don’t have it on their service). Why is the Apple TV+ content hidden behind a bunch of garbage and icons for content that isn’t even on their service. It’s a mess.

Got another mail from HBO about the HBO Max upgrade and apparently, I'm getting a whole slew of new content on the service AND paying less every month. The current monthly fee is €11 and later this month it'll be €9, which isn't that huge of a price cut but in long-term it's very welcoming to see. On top of this, they'll also be offering a yearly subscription price where you can pay €70 for 12 months, which gives you 4 months for free. While I don't see myself taking advantage of that offer anytime soon because I'm never sure how much I'm going to use a service, it's definitely nice to have that option in case I change my mind in the future.

HBO is seriously the service that just keeps on giving. More content for less money, it honestly doesn't get better than that.

@RogerRoger I signed up to a 6 month free trial of Apple t.v. through my PS5 at the weekend. I"ll definitely be checking out Ted Lasso and Foundation, You should have a look I'm not sure how long they are running that offer but I was quite happy to sign up free until April.

@MightyDemon82 Think I'll be using that offer soon as there are a few shows I am interested in. I wanna watch See with Jason Momoa as a review I read has piqued my interest.

@JohnnyShoulder I might dive into Foundation tonight after the wife and I watch the last episode of Midnight Mass which we are both really enjoying. Will have to look that one up but he's in everything these days!

@RogerRoger your welcome, hope you find something that piques your interest if you do sign up.

@MightyDemon82 I'm not even his biggest fan or anything like that, but he was the only name I remembered being in it!

Just finished watching all seasons of Supergirl up to the most recent episode in season 6. Apparently the show is getting weekly episodes on HBO so I'm still going to follow it from here on out.

As a whole, this show is decent enough. My main issue with it is that most episodes just feel so underwhelming. Each episode is 40 minutes long and on average, 30 of those minutes are spent on talking, self-pitying and sappy moments, while the other 10 is spent on action. Which would've been fine in the beginning of the show, but when you've watched over 100 episodes and then you hear "It was my fault, I should've been more careful" you're like: "Oh here we go again for the umpteenth time". It's just so tiring at that point to constantly have these moments. It would've been fine if it was balanced out with more stuff happening or just more action in general, but even the episodes that have more action than usual are just riddled with sappy moments. It doesn't help that they keep reusing the same writing over and over again. I cannot count how many times the characters have said "We're going to be fine" and "We can take care of ourselves". Every time they say that, something bad always happens. I even remember one episode where one of the characters said that and literally five minutes later, everyone was dead, lol (don't worry, it's not a spoiler). But yeah, they seriously need to improve the writing for this show so that we stop having these repetitive moments.

Another issue I have with the show is that a lot of characters simply leave and some don't even get an explanation for why they don't show up anymore. Like I could be watching one season and then suddenly realise: "Holy crap, I've completely forgotten about that character! Why aren't they in the show anymore?". They didn't say goodbye or anything, the show writers just stopped including them spontaneously.

Anyway, I do feel like season 6 has been rather good so far. The introduction of Super Friends is really cool, it's awesome to see so many superheroes working together at once. My favourite season so far though has definitely been season 4 where the main theme was hate against aliens. It's supposed to reflect actual racism and how a lot of humans who lost their homes due to aliens want them to be stripped off their rights and deported to their own planets. I thought the subject was really interesting and well-executed while still making it fit with the show's overall narrative. There were also a lot of memorable villains in this season. On the other hand, season 5 was a letdown, but at least season 6 is on the right track.

All in all, I sadly can't recommend this show if you aren't into superhero stuff because it simply gets so repetitive and tiring to watch after each season. I'm still enjoying it because it is a rather chill show to watch, but if it weren't for the superhero stuff I would've checked out a long time ago.

@LtSarge The problem with Supergirl and all the other Arrowverse shows is that they require you to watch all the shows to know what's going on. I can understand why they are doing what they did having a huge cinematic universe works well for the movies it should work for TV shows right?? Problem is movies aren't 20 episodes long of several seasons. That's what happened to alot of the characters disappearing they did so in the big crossover episodes and on the other shows which if you only watch one show you aren't going to know what happened.

That's one reason I stopped watching the Arrowverse shows. When it was just Arrow, Flash and Supergirl it wasn't bad but then they added DC Legends, and Batwoman and I just couldn't keep up due to work, family and just not wanting to devote all my free time to watching one group of shows. But to understand what's going on in each show you need to follow them all.

@Tasuki Well, the crossover episodes are one thing. But I'm talking about when a new season starts and all of a sudden, certain characters who used to show up a lot suddenly don't exist anymore. I'm going to write some examples but keep in mind that there will be spoilers for stuff that happen in the later seasons if you haven't watched them yet.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah Castlevania is ace but didn't have a clue what was going on sometimes! 🤣 I really enjoyed Trevor and Sypha's banter, but my favourite character was Saint Germain as thought his story was the strongest.

@LtSarge I know with Maxwell Lord and Kat (Kara's boss) them disappearing had to do with the show switching Networks and filming locations. The first season of Supergirl was on CBS here in the states because CW passed on it originally which is why they don't mention the Arrowverse at all in season one. After season 1 they moved it to the CW to include it into the Arrowverse. However when CW took it over they moved production to Canada (the first season was filmed in LA) where all the other shows were filmed. Calista Flockhart (Kat) is afraid of flying so she left after season one. However the only person she will allow to fly her is her husband Harrison Ford. So for season two she had him fly her out there and then shot all her scenes in one weekend.

As for the guy who played Maxwell Lord he didn't want to go all the way to Canada because he wanted to keep.himself open for other projects.

As for the others, who knows but for Jimmy and Wynn it could have been that their contracts are up and they just wanted to move on.

Didn't they end the show?? I thought I read somewhere that they did.

@Tasuki Ah well that makes sense then, thanks for the explanation! I don't really keep up with the actors, I just thought it was weird that they didn't come up with a reason for them to leave besides Cat Grant since she did actually have a reason.

Oh yeah, you're right. I just looked it up and apparently, the sixth season is the final one for the show. Didn't know that, but it makes sense when you look at the statistics. According to the Wikipedia page, viewership for the show has been on a steady decline ever since the first season. Season 6 episodes can't even break one million viewers in the U.S.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Supergirl_episodes#Seas...

This honestly doesn't surprise me, the show just doesn't have a lot of exciting things going on, there's way too much talking and repetitive writing. People are definitely getting tired of it at this point. It's sad though because season 6 was actually getting good with the whole Super Friends aspect, but I can definitely see why they want to end it.

The golden age of CW superhero shows is slowly coming to an end. First Arrow and now Supergirl. Wouldn't surprise me if The Flash is going to end soon as well.