Ok, The Sandman is very very good. I’m a couple of episodes in and the subtle changes in order to set it in the modern day have clearly been supervised by Gaiman as they fit in seamlessly. Tom Sturridge is perfect as Dream and the slowly expanding supporting cast are all pretty much perfectly cast as well. I think my favourite thing so far is that you can tell a lot of the effects have been done practically and with models, with the CGI work being less obvious and very well done for TV.
last night just started binge watching Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. on the fourth episode so far. show is alright i guess even though its a little slow and keeps jumping back and forth from the past to the present
Finally finished off The OC after watching it for a couple years, spacing out the seasons. Other than a big dip in the 3rd season, it’s easily one of the best teen shows out there. Josh Schwartz is behind a lot of great shows but I think the first season of The OC is probably the peak.
Currently watching Succession. I was not expecting this show to be nearly as funny as it is. It's a drama first and foremost but there is quite a few funny or straight up painfully awkward scenes that have me cackling like an idiot. So many great lines from this show I can't quote on this site because they are very NSFW.
Ted Lasso Season 1. Not as laugh out loud funny as I thought it would be (apart from one episode later on), but has a lot of heart at the centre of it and a good set of characters who I warmed to. Overall it has quite a feel good vibe about it without being saccharine.
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Watching Justified, and really enjoying. Wasn't sure what to expect, but so far (season 1) it is a nice mix of 'weekly procedural' alongside some overarching narratives.
Lead performances are good, Walton Goggins being standout. I've been a huge fan of Goggins since The Shield, and the material he has to work with in Justified is really nuanced and interesting.
I'll likely stick with it to the end of season 1, and continue with it if I'm still liking it as much
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The Leftovers was excellent and I am surprised so few ever even mention it. I imagine some people put it off as being too depressing but It ends on such a rewarding conclusion. I put off The Wire after finishing season 2 for whatever reason and need to get back into it eventually and I have never watched Mad Men but my parent's wouldn't ever stop gushing over it.
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@CJD87 Justified is brilliant, it was my first big show I binged during the first lockdown. It only gets better as well, season 1 is strong but I have a hunch that you’ll be blown away by how much it steps things up in season 2.
@PegasusActual93 The Leftovers seems to be quite a 'well-kept secret', which is a shame as it really is pretty great. It is also a rare example of a TV adaptation actually becoming a stronger show once the source material runs out. (I recall that it was based on a book, with the season 1 conclusion essentially tying in with the end of the book... and then seasons 2 and 3 were essentially 'new material')
I'm a big Damon Lindelof fan as well, and it was a pleasure to see him actually stick the landing for the Leftovers - as you say, bringing it to a satisfying conclusion (vs Lost, where the ending was somewhat divisive!)
I'd really encourage you to see through all of Succession, it just keeps getting better and better. Cousin Gregg for the win ha!
@nessisonett Thanks, your insight on this is appreciated... many have said that Season 2 is 'even better', so I expect I'll stick with it. I love the complicated relationship between Raylan/Boyd, but some of the peripheral characters are also fantastic. My favorite recurring character so far is Arnold Pinter, the dodgy ex-con informant (played by David Eigenberg?)... great banter between him and Givens
Show is ok. It keeps going back and forth from the past to the present. That and the family drama where the Shirley sister i cant stand where she takes it out on Luke and Steve.
Show's really not scary during the moments with the family in the past.
Watched the first two eps of Welcome to Wrexham… and would’ve happily binged the whole 8 episode season if they were all available. It’s still such a strange and surreal thing that happened/is happening to Wrexham AFC, that it’s intriguing to take a look behind the curtain and to see how and why it all played out.
@nessisonett I kinda wish I’d waited for all of the eps to drop but the trailer got me and the missus so pumped that we just had to make a start on it.
Obviously none of us actually have any idea how this absolutely bizarre collision of Hollywood and Small town welsh football team will ultimately culminate… and it’s easy to be cynical about outside interests taking over community treasures (albeit treasures that haven’t sparkled for a long old time) but I can’t help but see this particular case as one where it could work out (& work out surprisingly well at that).
Watched the first two episodes of The Rings of Power. It’s alright. Visually stunning for sure but I don’t think I’m quite as up on Tolkien lore as I need to be to fully appreciate it. You might need a degree in the LotR appendices to really understand half of who everyone is. I love some of the stories going on and then others I’m not as much of a fan of. The elf dude pining after the human woman is brilliant, he’s a bit less perfect than the normal portrayal of the elves and looks like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. Galadriel is interesting too, she’s quite scary but I guess it’ll contextualise why she’s in the forest instead of with the other elves and how she manages to resist the Ring when she goes all spooky on Frodo.
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