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09-21-2018 , 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NLBiddy
The 1st episode of Maniac on Netflix was good.

The world it's set in is a little weird and intriguing like something out of Electric Dreams and it has a great cast.

Will probably finish all of it over the weekend
I just marathoned the whole thing. I really enjoyed it. Great cast with Jonah Hill, Emma Stone as the leads, Justin theroux, Gabriel Byrne, and Sally Field as supporting cast.

I was thinking the name should be manic instead of Maniac as I was watching. Even had to double check. A really interesting cool story. It's kinda like a long movie that goes by very fast. It's a serious drama, but also a comedy, also fantasy, and also a love story lol. Just gotta watch to understand.

I don't get the little sanitation truck/robot driving around??? At first I thought this was set 50 years into the future because of technological and medical advancements but then you see an old pickup truck and old tv sets. Like what is going on lol.

I like marathoning shows but I've found myself not being able to that much since nothing holds me to keep watching. But this was an easy flow.

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09-21-2018 , 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by kingofcool
Does Veronica Mars age well? I remember enjoying the OC a lot when i was a teenager, but when i tried rewatching it... kind of meh.

Basically: is it worth watching for the first time in your 30s?
imo definitely. i rewatched it a year or two ago. im 47. it's not a teen show
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09-21-2018 , 02:34 PM
thanks, will check it out!
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09-21-2018 , 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kingofcool
Does Veronica Mars age well? I remember enjoying the OC a lot when i was a teenager, but when i tried rewatching it... kind of meh.

Basically: is it worth watching for the first time in your 30s?
It didn't air until I was in my 30s and I've rewatched it twice since then. Even if teen drama isn't your thing, it's still got the noir detective going for it and Kristen Bell is great.

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09-22-2018 , 02:00 AM
i read they wanted to cast a "17 year old angelina jolie type, but even sexier". kristen bell was totally different from that, and it was a really amazing performance. she made the character her own. probably better than angelina could have done.
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09-22-2018 , 01:04 PM
1st episode of Maniac was indeed interesting....but I'm hoping all the weirdness has a point and isn't just there for the sake of being weird.
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09-22-2018 , 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic
1st episode of Maniac was indeed interesting....but I'm hoping all the weirdness has a point and isn't just there for the sake of being weird.
kinda a spoiler i guess, 5 eps in

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still waiting. its decent i guess to watch but i just sit there with no idea whats going on
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09-23-2018 , 08:59 PM
Fall is here and my DVR is stacked with shows to record this week. Good thing I can record 6 at once. lol

At least until I start cancelling the garbage.
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09-24-2018 , 02:52 AM
2 eps in and really liking maniac.
both hill n stone are really impressing me with their acting, all the supporting actors are great, and obv looks beautiful as cary is directing the **** out of it.
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09-24-2018 , 11:18 AM
Season 2 of The Sinner was garbage and I can't believe it has so many positive reviews.
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09-25-2018 , 01:01 AM
Just based on the premise and the clips I've seen, The Good Doctor CANNOT be any good. I mean, come on.
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09-25-2018 , 01:06 AM
It did make it to season 2 anyway. I only watched a few last year but was going to try again this year since it seems to get pretty good reviews.
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09-25-2018 , 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by riverboatking
2 eps in and really liking maniac.
both hill n stone are really impressing me with their acting, all the supporting actors are great, and obv looks beautiful as cary is directing the **** out of it.

I watched one episode last night with the GF. Neither of us could get into and watched something else

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Season 2 of The Sinner was garbage and I can't believe it has so many positive reviews.
Yea I agree with this garbage take. I watched 6.25 episodes and quit and deleted it from my season pass. Although I thought it was gonna be 10 episodes. If I knew it was 8 I might have sucked it up and finished
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09-25-2018 , 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Dominic
Just based on the premise and the clips I've seen, The Good Doctor CANNOT be any good. I mean, come on.

I thought that was your favorite show?

the lead Freddie Highmore is a good actor. and he was nominated for a Golden Globe for this new show so I guess someone likes it.

I've not seen it tho as I really don't care for another zany doctor/medical plotline show.
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09-25-2018 , 02:07 AM
Manifest didn't really impress me. But of course a last minute cliff hanger will keep me around for a bit to see how it pans out.
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09-25-2018 , 02:19 AM
1st 5 or 10 minutes and I can see Magnum P.I. sucks.
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09-25-2018 , 02:22 AM
no mustache no Magnum
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09-25-2018 , 02:42 AM
I'm not sure why nobody every talks about 9-1-1, I think its a pretty good show in its 2nd season now.

Much better now that Connie Britton is gone.
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09-25-2018 , 08:14 AM
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Manifest didn't really impress me. But of course a last minute cliff hanger will keep me around for a bit to see how it pans out.
It was different than expected and there were several things I didn’t like, but overall I thought it was entertaining and has potential. Based on the trailer I expected it to be like Lost, but after episode 1, I see a couple things that remind me of Heroes. The latter had a great first season before going down the drain, which leads me to:
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1st 5 or 10 minutes and I can see Magnum P.I. sucks.
I made it through the whole episode (without paying too much attention) and it’s ridiculously bad. Another level below the MacGyver reboot. Action is certainly decent for a network tv show and I can at least see why other people think the lead actor is charismatic but all of the fun and little self-irony of the original is gone.

Tonight I won’t even be tempted to watch the recasted Lethal Weapon since they moved it to the This Is Us time slot. I had watched This Is Us on and off over the first two seasons and thought it was decent, but when binging both seasons with my wife over the summer I really enjoyed it even though I usually hate shows like that.
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09-25-2018 , 08:53 AM
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Yea I agree with this garbage take. I watched 6.25 episodes and quit and deleted it from my season pass. Although I thought it was gonna be 10 episodes. If I knew it was 8 I might have sucked it up and finished
You picked the perfect time to jump off. Episode 6 gave me some hope, but 7 & 8 were so bad. 7 was so bad that I didn’t even want to finish it.
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09-25-2018 , 10:42 AM
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Tonight I won’t even be tempted to watch the recasted Lethal Weapon since they moved it to the This Is Us time slot. I had watched This Is Us on and off over the first two seasons and thought it was decent, but when binging both seasons with my wife over the summer I really enjoyed it even though I usually hate shows like that.
Yea, usually This is Us isn't for me but I like it a lot and have watched them all.
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09-25-2018 , 12:15 PM
Mr Inbetween premiers tonight, and I expect it to be pretty damn good.

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09-25-2018 , 05:28 PM
Wow, the first 5 minutes of Manifest is objectively so bad, I'm laughing.
The female lead is bizarre looking, too. Pretty....but also ugly.

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09-25-2018 , 08:50 PM
Anyone watch The Looming Tower on Hulu? It looks interesting.
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09-25-2018 , 09:24 PM
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Anyone watch The Looming Tower on Hulu? It looks interesting.
Its Great.
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