Topic: The TV Show Thread

@nessisonett Yeah I looked up NowTV and it seems to have similar offerings as SkyShowtime, so that could be its correspondent in UK.

I actually decided to subscribe to SkyShowtime today since I couldn't wait to watch the Halo TV show. I just finished watching the first episode and it was so freaking good! Lots of action and stuff you'd recognise if you've played the games. I genuinely can't wait to watch more of it tomorrow.

I didn’t really watch all the Last of Us trailers; maybe saw one of the early ones. I figured I’d be watching it regardless, and I know the story, so didn’t feel the need to spend time on the promos. Well, tonight I saw one of the trailers unintentionally while flipping through channels. …It doesn’t really look that good. I was surprised at how ‘meh’ I felt about it.

Ah, no matter. I’ll watch the show anyways. Trailers don’t always convey the quality of the final product. Won’t be long now ‘til we know.

@Th3solution
The TV spots are not nearly as good as the trailers, I noticed that while watching tv at my parents house during Christmas break (haven't had cable myself in years) hard to convey anything with less than 30 seconds of footage that a 2 or 3 minute trailer can do a better job of.

@PegasusActual93 That’s true. What I saw wasn’t an actual full trailer so you’ve got a point. It was a jumbled mess because of the brief runtime.

We watched the first three episodes of The Bear last night. I wasn’t sold initially and my choice would’ve been The Old Man… but the missus fancied The Bear and I probably get my way far too much so we went with it. Really good show, can’t wait to carry on with the next ep later tonight.

@colonelkilgore I was a bit indifferent to The Bear for the first few episodes but found it got better and better. The penultimate episode is done as a single shot and elevated the whole series for me. The finale is also really good but the very ending felt a bit off to me so I look forward to seeing your thoughts!

@Thrillho hmmm, I’m intrigued. I do love an unedited single shot, so that sounds really up my street.

I’ve been watching quite a lot more recently whilst feeding the baby in the evening, particularly on Disney+ as I’ve kind of ignored that really.

I finished up S2 and then S3 of The Boys which is still marvellous fun but it did feel like it was losing its way a little by S3 so I hope they don’t drag it out for too long. S2 is probably my favourite as Stormfront was an excellent addition to the cast. The musical number in S3 was wonderfully bonkers though!

Then I started on Disney+ and rattled through The Bear in a few nights.

I’m towards the end of Only Murders in the Building which I’ve been watching with the wife intermittently. It’s been a fairly easy going murder mystery comedy and it’s great to see Steve Martin and Martin Short together. Selena Gomez is good but sounds like she’s constantly got a sinus problem.

Oh, I also saw Wednesday before that which is an excellent cast and a good story that I hope we get to see more of.

And currently I’m onto the final episode of S2 of The Mandalorian having got both series over the last week or so. Also good fun with the loose overall plot for the series but relatively well defined episodes each week. I got a little confused as to whether Bobba Fett was supposed to be between S1 and S2 when he briefly popped up though. They really enjoy visiting the same few planets on that programme though!

@RogerRoger Yeah, that episode of “Murders” was cleverly done but a bit forced in places. I also enjoyed how much it annoyed my wife as she yet again tried to watch it while also spending the entire time on her phone.

And thanks for the heads up on Boba Fett; it just threw me slightly when he appeared as I had no idea when the different series were released with regards to each other. A solid finisher to S2 of the Mando though.

@RogerRoger I know when something is really good, when I've put my tablet down and am actually watching the thing.

@LN78 Sometimes there could a dull moment or something, so I would never stop watching because of that. It is very rare I will not watch a film all the way through, although last year there were a few but that was more down to the films being not my bag rather than them being awful.

@RogerRoger Tell me about it. It annoys me no end that we’ll put something on she wants to watch and then spend the time on her phone..

My latest series I’ve started is Sandman on Netflix. Two episodes in and it’s been pretty good; quite a stellar cast too!

@RogerRoger
Usually I watch a show on my TV but last year I had health issues and was in and out of hospitals so I pretty much had no choice but to watch TV shows on my phone for the sake of comfort. I watched almost the entirety of House of the Dragon this way save for the last episode and I don't even regret it.

Really enjoyed that Kaleidoscope on Netflix. The non-linear thing actually works without being a gimmick. I do have a soft spot for heist things and Giancarlo Esposito is always worth a watch.

I see that the first reviews of The Last of Us have started dropping… and are extremely positive. Can’t wait!

@colonelkilgore
HBO almost always knocks it out of the park, I had faith.

@PegasusActual93 oh for sure… it’s always nice to get a bit of confirmation though

@LN78 and I even quite liked that too tbh. Yeah they’re incredible, with most of my all-time list taken up by their shows.

I have Sky atm so am able to catch their shows on Sky Atlantic… but back 18 months when I lived in a city apartment and we were only able to have Virgin cable it was a nightmare. We had to sign up for NowTV every time there was a new HBO show 😡

@LN78
It frankly pisses me off that Europeans will just inherently be getting an inferior streaming experience for Last of Us. I hope when that Now deal expires in 2025 you can get Hbo max (or whatever they will call it by then) because there really is a lot of good content on the service even if you just watch the movie library.

I’ve been binging The Good Place and I now understand why it’s so beloved. The way it plays with sitcom tropes in the first season makes so much sense once you know the big twist!