The later Money Heist seasons were soooooooooo bad. Watched the finale yesterday, glad it's over (my plot committed-ness kept me watching despite it being terrible).

Watching the Gomorrah finale now. Going to miss this show.

Watched first ep of Station Eleven miniseries on HBO Max. Really good. Created by one of the main people behind The Leftovers, which is a top 5 show for me. Also based on a novel I had previously read, which was excellent.

It's on a bunch of year-end top 10 lists but I haven't seen much marketing for it. They should have put it on regular HBO in the Succession time slot, but I guess they are trying to get some buzz for the streaming service.

I watched E1 last night and enjoyed it a lot

Watched the first two eps of Witcher S2. Watched the first two episodes. Just like the first season, The Witcher isn't trying to be much more than trashy fantasy fun and is all the better for it. The Game of Thrones pretenders (eg Wheel of Time, Foundation, the Expanse) are more ambitious in scope, but they aren't well written or acted enough to support their epic plots and world building, frequently falling flat. Even the mighty GoT eventually suffered from the weight of its own story. The Witcher may be smaller in scale but has never been dull, which at the end of the day is the most important thing for a TV show.

Ooh thanks for this, hadn't noticed but anything from anyone connected to The Leftovers (top 3 show all-time for me) = must-watch.

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I haven't watched it yet myself, just saw it in my YT subscriptions.

Gonna come out and say I did not enjoy episode 2 of Station Eleven nearly as much as episode 1. If the whole message of the show is how important live theatre is to civilization, I may tune out. Nothing against theatre of course. But the book covered a lot more themes than just that.

I am hoping it is not similar to Raised by Wolves, which had a fantastic first episode and then dropped rapidly off a cliff. Plan to stuck with it for a couple more eps at least.

leftovers was very good but always sat on the cusp of greatness and ultimately disapointed

Agree completely. The first episode was phenomenol. E2 was...avg??

I'd be happy just showing what they dealt with in the onset. Couldn't give 2 shites about the theater group 20 years later

Lol. I ran in to a professional TV writer the other day and asked him what the best written Tv show was and he said "Industry" instantly! No great reviews by 2+2 for this show I know, but I binged it. Thought the writing/dialogue was grade A plus as he said. Highly sophisticated with all sorts of nuances, british slang, financial jargon and more. I had to rewind often to make sure I caught the dialogue. I can see that the storyline would not have broad appeal though. Which college graduate 20-something new hires will succeed at a prestigious London financial firm? Lots of drug use, alcohol, and kinky sex. I still liked it enough to be happy to finish it. Carry on.

I watched 30 mins of it and turned it off

I struggled with Industry also, not 100% sure if I ever finished it or not.

Kinda late to this one but just started watching Hacks, it is very funny. Both lead actresses are great in it.

That show was way better than I expected it to be. Not normally my cup of tea based on trailers, synopsis, and preview images but once I started watching I was hooked. Hopefully Se2 isn't too far off.

i am a big fan of industry btw!

Watched all 3 eps that are available so far of Station Eleven.

As mentioned by others, the theatre group episodes (apparently every even number episode) are the weak link, but the odd episodes focusing on the characters' backstories are so far amazing. Loved ep 1 and 3, thought 2 was meh.

The cinematography on this show is gorgeous.

Yes that has been my take as well. Not sure if it's related but both Ep 1 & 3 were directed by Hiro Murai while ep 2 was not.

I think the character of Jeevan as well as the actress when she was a little girl are far more interesting than the theatre troupe, the show would have been better served focusing mainly on them.

Good point, I thought Murai did a kickass job with Atlanta as well (not sure if I've seen other stuff of his). And completely agree about the characters. I think the actress playing young Kristen is amazing, and I would watch any number of episodes of just her and Jeevan's story (wherever it goes from there). The theatre troupe is just zzZZZz.

I forget which ep this was, but probably ep 2, so a spoiler:



Edit: I also really like the quick mini-flashback cuts. They were the only thing stopping ep2 from being a total snoozefest, and I like the idea of just showing quick little glimpses. Both keeps the viewer alert and somewhat realistically mimics how the human mind actually works (as opposed to flashbacks in tv shows and movies generally being very long and in-depth).

All in all, lots to like about this show, and there are elements to it that feel very fresh to me. I'll happily watch it all the way and I'm willing to forgive them for all the theatre troupe stuff that lies ahead.

The book was excellent, so I expect the show remain good. I'll have a look at it when it's all out.

Atlanta Season 3 coming 3/24/22, hard to believe season 2 ended 5/10/18.

Heh, that's crazy. And also very good news!

Do we know when BCS final season is dropping? Feels like the upcoming year could potentially be great for TV, with writers having had extra time due to covid cancelling everything in 2020, and given they actually got to film somewhat normally in mid-2021, lots of stuff should be about to arrive.

No exact date yet on BCS. Early 2022 is all I've seen along with Spring 2022. It's also going to be a split season, so who knows when the second half of the season will finally air.

HBO Max just added The O.C. Going to binge the whole series over the holidays.

don't look up

movie on netflix about a comet heading to earth


it's pretty fun

jonah hill is great. and the whole cast of this movie is absurd. not a lot of people know who mark rylance is but he's one of the best actors on the planet. did most of his work on the british stage.

leo dicaprio
cate blanchet
meryl streep
jennifer lawrence

and the writing is great


it's malicious propaganda of course. but some incredibly talented people doing their thing is fun to watch.

Looping back, I did end up watching Vice Principals and folks here were right that it's plenty enjoyable. Goggins and McBride are great on their own and together. For those who haven't watched, it's well worth the under ten hour investment.