Topic: The TV Show Thread

@zupertramp just watched the first 5 eps, I woulda finished it if it were up to me but the missus is super anxious about delivering the ultimate Christmas experience tomorrow so we retired to bed. I liked it… love the chemistry between the two leads. I actually think it’s the best (most likeable at least) that I’ve ever seen Renner… and Steinfeld is always good. It’s definitely the most inexpensive production of the various D+ Marvel shows but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Thought that it was a perfect Christmas Eve watch tbh.

@nessisonett is that who Tony Dalton is? Lol bizarre. It's cool though I appreciate seeing him outside of Better Call Saul where he's phenomenal.

I'm definitely happy for anyone who enjoyed these D+ shows but having just recently seen No Way Home and Shang Chi I'm even more convinced the series based format is simply a weak spot for Marvel. Somehow that's a dissenting opinion but it is what it is I guess. I just didn't expect that just because they're Disney shows that they'd feel so much like Disney shows.

Oh well though... Now just looking forward to Ozark in January.

Here's some sleeper hits that some people might like:

Plebs : Some crude humor. Adult. Have to watch for at least a couple episodes ,if not offended, to get hooked.

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Just finished a binge of The Wheel of Time season 1… and as a big fan of the books… I’m pretty happy. It was never (never does) live up to the how the books jump-started my imagination but was about as loyal to the source as I could’ve envisioned. Can’t wait for season 2.

The missus and I just watched the first 4 eps of The Big Leap (the only eps up on D+ atm). It’s not something I’d ‘generally’ go for but I had a feeling that the missus would love it, which she did… surprise bonus that I loved it too 😄

Recently finished up Lupin the 3rd: Part 3, Lupin the 3rd: a Woman Called Fujiko Mine, & Hawkeye. Posted more in depth thoughts in the "Anime" & "Marvel" threads respectively.

About half way through the first season of The Witcher... and I quite like it so far. Long enough has passed for me to forget about whatever reasons I had for not watching it initially.

I've never read any of the books, so I only have the second and third games to go off. I think they have got the tone about right. Each episode kinda feels like a quest from the game, with the story centred around Yenifer and Ceri (and later Yenifer's relationship with Geralt). I like humour, especially from the bard (called Dandelion in the games but something else here),

@Jimmer-jammer yeah the jumping back and forth is hella confusing at times. I thought the same actress was playing two different characters at one point! 😂

I can’t believe they’ve finally confirmed Yaz crushing on the 13th Doctor. I’m not a fan of any kind of Doctor x companion deal because that’s one hell of a dodgy power dynamic but yeah, at least the very very obvious sexual tension is being acknowledged. Not any worse than Rose/Martha/Amy/Clara and the weird dynamics they had. The whole episode was actually one of the better Chibnall episodes. Very classic setup and generally decent character stuff. I do like Aisling Bea though.

@Jimmer-jammer I'm actually closer to the end than I thought and only got 2 episodes left, so may just continue onto season 2.

@Jimmer-jammer Oh cheers! I know there was an animated film but didn't realise another one was on there too.

I don’t know if she has a big tax bill that needs paying or something but she seems to have been everywhere on TV over Christmas, especially on channel 4.

@RogerRoger It’s kinda hard to say. I’ve always felt there were undertones there but I wasn’t sure if that was intentional or not. That last season there made it really quite obvious though, but still left enough plausible deniability to say they were ‘just very good friends’. Given she’s regenerating in two episodes time though, I worry that the ‘bury your gays’ trend will prove correct again and it’ll just cause more upset than if they hadn’t acknowledged it at all.

@Thrillho I was watching her season of Taskmaster on catchup a couple weeks ago so she was extra everywhere!

Just finished watching Arrow season 8 as well as Crisis on Infinite Earths, which I realised I really had to watch before wrapping up Arrow.

Man I just can't believe it. I started watching this show when I was in upper secondary school, almost a decade ago, and after school I would always discuss the recent episode with my friends who were also watching it. It was such a good show and I'm so glad that the final season was a great sendoff for Oliver Queen and the show as a whole. Because the whole season was pretty much a gift to the fans who have been watching the show throughout all these years. It was just so wholesome and I genuinely couldn't imagine a better sendoff than this.

Thank you Arrow for all these years of entertainment.

@RogerRoger yesterday's episode was absolutely incredible. It's one of the best they've done so far, if I were to make a top 3 episodes so far I imagine that will easily be in it. Really enjoyed the series so far, and I think yesterday's episode has really set up the rest of the story much better than the first!

On your point about weekly Star Wars content, I'm not sure myself. As much as I love seeing it, I think having it every week risks taking away some of the magic of it. However, if the stories are unique and explore all different areas I could be completely wrong. What do you think?

@RogerRoger agree with everything you've said. I've been thinking about the episode today a lot, speaking to a friend as well. Still feels amazing.
Let's hope they have a good plan to avoid fatigue. Having Jon Favreu and Dave Filoni behind things I'm feeling quite optimistic.

A bit late, but I recently binged What If?, which I thought was utterly fantastic (I put more detailed thoughts in the Marvel thread), though I think it'll be hard to follow it up with a story that hits as hard.

Since I prefer waiting until a season is complete before watching a show I'm holding off on Boba Fett for now, and instead have started Clone Wars season 6. It's off to a good start, but I'm not expecting a successful ending to the current storyline.

Elsewhere, on the anime front, I'm just over halfway through Keijo!. It's unrepentantly silly, centering on a womens' only martial art where they can only attack with their chests & butts, and is just a fun time (definitely a cheesecake filled show, but surprisingly has avoided any actual nudity thus far).

Started Boba Fett on Disney+ the other day and just like Mandolorian I am really enjoying it. I like how they included flashback sequences so we see how he becomes who he is.

@RogerRoger what did you make of this week's episode of Boba Fett? I'll be honest I felt quite disappointed after what we both agreed was a stellar episode last week.

Without using spoilers, certain aspects felt so out of place and a certain event looked really bad (I'm sure you know the bits I mean).