What TV series are you watching at moment?

  On 5/20/2019 at 7:16 AM, Brisbot said:

jesse pinkman's back and now is the time to start betting on how many 'bitches' we'll get from his this season. And awesome trailer. It looks and feels like a totally different show. At least based this.

 

 

 

 

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I wonder what's up with the Breaking Bad movie, isn't he starring in that as well?

Not until 2020. Bah!

Just discovered The Swamp Thing TV series starting soon in USA, no UK release date yet though.

Mindhunter season 2 in August. That will be a binger for me.

  On 5/20/2019 at 5:09 AM, Brisbot said:

I just finished up 'kidding' with jim Carrey. If you liked The Truman Show or really any of his dramas, there's more of that here It basically seems to be going for 'Breaking Bad but with Mr. Rogers'. Which funnily enough was similar to BB's pitch of 'Turning Mr. Rogers into scarface.

is it leaning more towards drama or comedy?

  On 5/20/2019 at 3:08 PM, Rubin Farr said:

I wonder what's up with the Breaking Bad movie, isn't he starring in that as well?

For sure.  I know they're already going ahead with it. It was confirmed a few months back and he's going to be the main focus of the movie. It kinda sucks that some of the main cast in BB since the end of the show have been in movies there were alright at best, and horrible at worst. Bryan has been in a few decent movies, but Aaron Paul took on bad role after bad role. just check out his RT page: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aaron_paul

  On 5/20/2019 at 7:49 PM, melancholera said:

Mindhunter season 2 in August. That will be a binger for me.

Yep. I'm glad I didn't watch it till a few weeks ago, otherwise the wait would have been unbearable. 

  On 5/20/2019 at 8:03 PM, Tim_J said:

is it leaning more towards drama or comedy?

It depends on the episode. Imho there's more comedy and drama in the first few episodes, then the plot switches up and it's more drama, then toward the end of the season it's more of a mix.  Though I'd say it's more drama than comedy on average.

As far as anime that are surprisingly good, Goblin Slayer. It's about a guy who hunts goblins in a world where there are dragons and demons etc, but the main character only wants to kill goblins. The whole series is an analogy about how some people are going to end up cleaning toilets or doing any kind of menial labor as society needs that role. It's also about how goblins are a menace but aren't regarded as important to kill as there are bigger monsters, and how society takes the menial stuff for granted.

The main issue with the show is the trope laden and kind of bland/shy main character. Which is probably the most popular anime trope i think.

Oh and the anime 'Sakamoto'. Kinda forgot about it, but it's seriously funny and worth watching. It's about a guy who's a perfect student basically and never does anything remotely embarrassing. If he falls over, he falls with style.

  On 5/15/2019 at 1:21 PM, Brisbot said:

Also if you like Bojack Horseman you'd probably like Tuca and Bertie, which is a more surreal take on Bojack Horseman and not quite as depressing.

Thank for that, Brisbot, it was near perfect for me. I liked the visual style a lot and all the special effects and sounds and music. It was a very aesthetically pleasing show. I say near perfect because the drama was present but not overly deep like in Bojack, and it lacked some... depth maybe, I don't know. Although there are enough lifelike moments and little quirks and the humour is good. Ah fuck it, it's a perfect show. Thank you again.

By the way, I read a few negative comments concerning the SJW / feminism bs in relation to this show, and I must say I didn't feel it at all. It touches on feminism in a few episodes but very slightly and in a humorous way and I wouldn't have noticed it otherwise.

Speaking of "Kidding", it's a fucking masterpiece and I'll leave it at that. Haven't watched anything that great in years.

Thing is, this show is in the details, I think. The cinematography, the acting, all the little nuances (like the scene where they showed just their feet while they're talking, fucking hell, there're so many scenes like that in this show that I just wanted to stand up and applause) and if you haven't watched other Michel Gondry films you probably wouldn't appreciate it that much. My wife thought it was a snoozer, whereas I was so invested in it, absorbing all the details I could see. 

  On 5/20/2019 at 10:01 PM, Brisbot said:

Yep. I'm glad I didn't watch it till a few weeks ago, otherwise the wait would have been unbearable. 

it has been.

Mindhunter has been the only good series of the last few years. Change my mind

  On 5/20/2019 at 11:34 PM, lickneonlights said:

Thank for that, Brisbot, it was near perfect for me. I liked the visual style a lot and all the special effects and sounds and music. It was a very aesthetically pleasing show. I say near perfect because the drama was present but not overly deep like in Bojack, and it lacked some... depth maybe, I don't know. Although there are enough lifelike moments and little quirks and the humour is good. Ah fuck it, it's a perfect show. Thank you again.

By the way, I read a few negative comments concerning the SJW / feminism bs in relation to this show, and I must say I didn't feel it at all. It touches on feminism in a few episodes but very slightly and in a humorous way and I wouldn't have noticed it otherwise.

Hey no problem. Now start watching the other things I recommended ;). At least try out 'Xavier: Renegade Angel'  The whole show is only about 3.5 hours long with 11 min episodes.

Bojack takes two or three seasons to get that depth, and you don't see the whole depth until season 4 where you finally piece together why he is the way he is

As far as Tuca and Berdie are concerned, I can understand why someone could like it better than bojack. It is aesthetically pleasing in a way bojack can't be due to the focus of the show. I noticed during the second watch of the show that in the more Bojack-like episodes toned down the craziness of the animation.

The feminism bit was done well and never became preachy. i don't think you should ever be preachy in any show about anything, and it made it's points by showing believable situations instead of having tons of exposition about it.

For Kidding, I can see why someone would really like it, and someone would dislike it. The cliffhanger at the end is great. He finally had his Walt to Heisenberg moment. I'm really curious to see how far they will want to push this. Maybe even to the point where he isn't redeemable after all:

  On 5/20/2019 at 11:43 PM, hello spiral said:

it has been.

 

Mindhunter has been the only good series of the last few years. Change my mind

Lol, that sounds about right. It's my favorite live action series that I watched this year. What did you like about it? spoiler:

From what I understand even though it is based on real life events, they're going to take story liberties and diverge from the real life material. Which makes sense because the serial killer who they were building up, Dennis Raider or something, wasn't caught until  the 2000s. Or they might just skip to 2000.

  On 5/21/2019 at 12:26 AM, Brisbot said:

At least try out 'Xavier: Renegade Angel'  The whole show is only about 3.5 hours long with 11 min episodes.

Yeah, watched it a few years ago. Some funny surreal ironic shit. Well, like most stuff on Adult Swim. 

Also a new episode of Chernobyl is out today. Fucking hell is this show grim but so well-shot. I'm so glad the Brits did it. We wouldn't have been able to make it so good, russian cinema sucks big time nowadays (and ukranian cinema is almost nonexistent). So I'm grateful I can watch it and it's not some cheesy low-brow documentary, but a beautifully shot and well executed horror story. I don't mind the british accents at all. It was a bit surreal though for a moment when they introduced Mikhail Gorbachev and he started speaking. 

one of the best mini series' i've watched in a while. highly² recommended

also, lol @ this new ad

  On 5/21/2019 at 9:20 PM, Nebraska said:

one of the best mini series' i've watched in a while. highly² recommended

Sounds like something to watch. I like the squared bit, it could become a kind of meme.

The long in development Dark Crystal TV series will finally air on August 30 on Netflix.

Who Is America, omfg this is hilarious! 

barry is over? not satisfied... btw, the directors commentary in the end of each episode is cringe-worthy af...

  On 5/21/2019 at 10:42 PM, Rubin Farr said:

The long in development Dark Crystal TV series will finally air on August 30 on Netflix.

 

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please lordy, dont let them fuxx this up.

I wonder how you could not fuck this up

  On 5/24/2019 at 11:55 PM, ooqpoo said:

Who Is America, omfg this is hilarious! 

I liked it. Though it's definitely one of those shows with lots of highlights and lots of not... highlights.

catch 22 is not bad. it's flawed, due to numerous underdeveloped points, and mostly due to its adherence to war movies cliches and the overdramatizations which don't coexist well with the over the top absurdities that set the tone of the series, but there are things this show does very well and even innovatively. there's a certain ambience and rhythm to it, a constant repetition of the bombing runs-leisure-(very nice music and visuals)-overwritten banter full of absurdities (seemed like they were pulled right from the book)-almost looney tunes like attempts to escape and the ensuing frustrations due to failure to do so, and back to square one. that maddening frustration from the whole process was really well portrayed. the main character is interesting, a bit of an amoral weasel, but also a loyal friend and a professional in his craft who gradually disintegrates emotionally and psychologically. not a great performance by the dude, but decent enough to get the point across. that whole syndicate thing that infiltrates and subverts the war effort is another strong point, the actor who played the guy responsible did a good job in that case. so ultimately it's worth a watch.

  On 5/25/2019 at 6:06 AM, iococoi said:

please lordy, dont let them fuxx this up.

I tried watching the movie The Dark Crystal and had to stop after like 10 minutes because it was so wack

rewatching the mist tv series on Netflix. Good, wish they did s second series. Compared to the rest of the absolute dross on Netflix. I mean, truly shit shows on there. 

Watched some outer limits from the 50's. David Lynch must have been totally influenced by that show as a kid. The first episode with the alien in the box. amazing. Outer limits leaves me feeling less molested than the twilight zone

creature/craythur in box identified