[Tiste Simeon]

Couple of things:

Mrs Tiste and I just watched the new series of UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT and it was just as good as the first. Funny, heart warming and just the right amount of surreal-ness.

Meanwhile I watched through HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER from season 1 since they had all 9 on Netflix in the UK. Yes, there are many issues with the later seasons and other things but overall, I really enjoyed it. The finale was... well, yes I see the problems with it but I actually quite liked it. We have all this build up for a fairly dark and upsetting finish to the mother, but then so did Ted! We go through something that he does! I mean, the whole thing of "here's how I banged my way through a number of girls before meeting your mother" is a bit weird... As for Barney, I kind of think they were going for "hey, yes after Robin, he regresses back to his old self, in a reactionary way (he was always bad at handling bad situations, so it is in character" but now he has a kid, this will actually turn him from his old ways."

Anyways, we're watching DAREDEVIL season 2 now.

[worry]

It's funny how Kimmy Schmidt season 2 and Lady Dynamite treat trauma and mental illness with vastly more empathy, compassion, intelligence, understanding, and even gravity than like 99% of 'serious' dramas.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

worry, on 20 June 2016 - 08:08 PM, said:

It's funny how Kimmy Schmidt season 2 and Lady Dynamite treat trauma and mental illness with vastly more empathy, compassion, intelligence, understanding, and even gravity than like 99% of 'serious' dramas.

Is Lady Dynamite actually good? I watched the first episode with someone who suffers from depression and we both thought it was terrible. On the other hand, Kimmy Schmidt is very funny.

[worry]

Ep 1 feels a bit gimmicky cuz it piles on all the meta tricks, but I liked it, and the show gets way better from there. I can't imagine liking Maria Bamford and not liking the show, cuz it's so her.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Good to know. I started Luther and am three episodes in already.

[Abyss]

BLOODLINE.Holy shit Netflix, you actually made a primetime soap opera style show that I'm enjoying.Is there nothing you cannot do?

[amphibian]

Abyss, on 22 June 2016 - 03:18 AM, said:

BLOODLINE.Holy shit Netflix, you actually made a primetime soap opera style show that I'm enjoying.Is there nothing you cannot do?

Kevin is the biggest pile of shit on the show and that's saying something. Good performance from the actor to rescue a dumpster fire of a character.

[worry]

Finished OITNB season 4. Same mix of goofy nonsense and pretty gripping drama as usual, but it also seemed substantially angrier and primed for more pointed prison issues again. Seasons 2 and 3 had a lot more to do with character drama and identity politics, but S4 really brought it back to the prison industrial complex -- and how it breaks people. Featured some of the most harrowing moments the show has ever produced, too.

This post has been edited by worry: 22 June 2016 - 04:04 AM

[Abyss]

amphibian, on 22 June 2016 - 03:55 AM, said:

Abyss, on 22 June 2016 - 03:18 AM, said:

BLOODLINE.Holy shit Netflix, you actually made a primetime soap opera style show that I'm enjoying.Is there nothing you cannot do?

Kevin is the biggest pile of shit on the show and that's saying something. Good performance from the actor to rescue a dumpster fire of a character.

Kevin is a fucking disaster, which is astounding considering Danny.

[Nicodimas]

Bloodline was awesome.. Awaiting y'all to catch up.

Ben Mendelssohn deserves awards at his feet for that role.

[QuickTidal]

Finished THE NIGHT MANAGER. Man, what a phenomenal show that was! Everyone in it was SO good. The pot boiler story was nearly perfectly executed.

[Aptorian]

I've had The Flash running on the TV all evening. I'm almost done with episode 4 now.

This shows writing is somehow even clunkier than the Arrows. At least they bypassed the traditional first season where nobody knows the hero's identity but god damn this show is cheesy bad.

You can already now see that the writers aren't capable of writing around The Flash's capability. One second he is able to move so fast that he can do highly complex tasks within a split second. The next he is "only" moving ten times the speed of human being. There are so many moments in these first episodes where he inexplicably is unable to take out an ordinary human being with a gun.

The 4th episode with Captain Cold made no god damn sense. So he has a freeze ray? So what? Before he can move his finger to the trigger The Flash should be punching him 99 times in the dick.

And the dialogue... urgh.

The fact that the Arrow tv-show not only continues to not be cancelled but has mutated into The Flash tv-show is a sure sign that true evil exists.

[QuickTidal]

Apt, on 22 June 2016 - 07:28 PM, said:

I've had The Flash running on the TV all evening. I'm almost done with episode 4 now.

This shows writing is somehow even clunkier than the Arrows. At least they bypassed the traditional first season where nobody knows the hero's identity but god damn this show is cheesy bad.

You can already now see that the writers aren't capable of writing around The Flash's capability. One second he is able to move so fast that he can do highly complex tasks within a split second. The next he is "only" moving ten times the speed of human being. There are so many moments in these first episodes where he inexplicably is unable to take out an ordinary human being with a gun.

The 4th episode with Captain Cold made no god damn sense. So he has a freeze ray? So what? Before he can move his finger to the trigger The Flash should be punching him 99 times in the dick.

And the dialogue... urgh.

The fact that the Arrow tv-show not only continues to not be cancelled but has mutated into The Flash tv-show is a sure sign that true evil exists.

If you are going to have even a SHOT at enjoying this show, you need to let go of your stigmas about what "good" is. This show REVELS in the fact that it's an over-the-top superhero show...about a superhero who enjoys his powers. Is it full of plotholes? Yup. Does anyone care? Nope, this show is the most popular show on the CW right now by a wide-ass margin.

But mostly, you can't dismantle the things the Flash SHOULD be able to do to stop people. This is an exacerbation of the whole "Well if so-and-so only did this, there would be no movie"...if you take the Flash's powers completely literally, he is an unstoppable machine...and the show would be boring AF.

FLASH succeeds because of its heart, its attention to the characters and their interactions with each other, and the sheer joy the actors and writers take in wallowing around in the complete, utter nonsense, comic-bookery of it.

If you're not on board for that, then this show is definitely not for you.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

I just can't get behind a hero who I must ignore their powers to have them be compelling. If that's the case, they are a poorly designed superhero.

[Binder of Demons]

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

[Primateus]

Binder of Demons, on 25 June 2016 - 11:28 PM, said:

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

I did, it was pretty good I thought. The last season had a few "downs", but mostly it was solid and on point. There were a few things about the final episode that made less sense, but nothing that broke it.

It was good.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Binder of Demons, on 25 June 2016 - 11:28 PM, said:

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

I have all the episodes of the season downloaded, but haven't gotten around to starting it yet.

[Aptorian]

Binder of Demons, on 25 June 2016 - 11:28 PM, said:

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

I recently heard that the later seasons got very interesting due to [plot], so I've started watching the first season.

I think the show is good but boy is the premise of the show ass backwards. There's so many things about it I don't understand.

Why didn't billionaire tech genius just petition the government to make a secret taskforce to help all these unrelated victims? He could finance it out of his own pocket if funding is an issue.

Assume that the government wouldn't do it because it's taking the whole invasion of privacy thing too far. Why are they limiting their efforts to save people to just one city? Just one agent? I mean it's cool that they are helping but New York isn't the only city that crimes take place in. I imagine it's because tech guy doesn't want the government to catch on, but logically, there should be secret agents working in every city to stop crimes.

Similarly, even if they want to keep their operation limited to one city, then why only one agent? Why not recruit 10 agents to stand by? It's certainly not a money issue. I guess it could be trust.

It just seems like the show is intentionally hampering the teams own efforts for the sake of more challenging episodes.

Also, I don't get the whole "pretending to be an ordinary guy working in his own companies"-schtick that tech guy uses. Why? If he wants to stay hidden, he should be hiding. Yet the guys spends every day walking up and down public streets and walking into shops and companies where he could be recognized and recorded.

This post has been edited by Apt: 26 June 2016 - 04:39 PM

[Primateus]

Apt, on 26 June 2016 - 04:33 PM, said:

Binder of Demons, on 25 June 2016 - 11:28 PM, said:

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

I recently heard that the later seasons got very interesting due to [plot], so I've started watching the first season.

I think the show is good but boy is the premise of the show ass backwards. There's so many things about it I don't understand.

Why didn't billionaire tech genius just petition the government to make a secret taskforce to help all these unrelated victims? He could finance it out of his own pocket if funding is an issue.

Assume that the government wouldn't do it because it's taking the whole invasion of privacy thing too far. Why are they limiting their efforts to save people to just one city? Just one agent? I mean it's cool that they are helping but New York isn't the only city that crimes take place in. I imagine it's because tech guy doesn't want the government to catch on, but logically, there should be secret agents working in every city to stop crimes.

Similarly, even if they want to keep their operation limited to one city, then why only one agent? Why not recruit 10 agents to stand by? It's certainly not a money issue. I guess it could be trust.

It just seems like the show is intentionally hampering the teams own efforts for the sake of more challenging episodes.

Also, I don't get the whole "pretending to be an ordinary guy working in his own companies"-schtick that tech guy uses. Why? If he wants to stay hidden, he should be hiding. Yet the guys spends every day walking up and down public streets and walking into shops and companies where he could be recognized and recorded.

WAFO!

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Primateus, on 26 June 2016 - 06:51 PM, said:

Apt, on 26 June 2016 - 04:33 PM, said:

Binder of Demons, on 25 June 2016 - 11:28 PM, said:

Well, after however many years PERSON OF INTEREST finished up last week. Finally caught up on the last few episodes myself. They managed to wrap it up pretty well overall. A few surprises along the way, but it generally moved where i thought it would go.

But more importantly, there was actually an interesting style to the last episode. The use of the two music tracks they had was brilliant.

Curious as to whether anyone else bothered to watch it, and what ye thought?

I recently heard that the later seasons got very interesting due to [plot], so I've started watching the first season.

I think the show is good but boy is the premise of the show ass backwards. There's so many things about it I don't understand.

Why didn't billionaire tech genius just petition the government to make a secret taskforce to help all these unrelated victims? He could finance it out of his own pocket if funding is an issue.

Assume that the government wouldn't do it because it's taking the whole invasion of privacy thing too far. Why are they limiting their efforts to save people to just one city? Just one agent? I mean it's cool that they are helping but New York isn't the only city that crimes take place in. I imagine it's because tech guy doesn't want the government to catch on, but logically, there should be secret agents working in every city to stop crimes.

Similarly, even if they want to keep their operation limited to one city, then why only one agent? Why not recruit 10 agents to stand by? It's certainly not a money issue. I guess it could be trust.

It just seems like the show is intentionally hampering the teams own efforts for the sake of more challenging episodes.

Also, I don't get the whole "pretending to be an ordinary guy working in his own companies"-schtick that tech guy uses. Why? If he wants to stay hidden, he should be hiding. Yet the guys spends every day walking up and down public streets and walking into shops and companies where he could be recognized and recorded.

WAFO!

+1.

The history of the characters and the reasons for why things work as they do from the beginning of S1 are slowly revealed over the seasons. For the most part, they come together without too many plot holes.

Also, keep in mind that, while it can get procedural-esque and episodic for a few episodes per season, there is still an overarching plot that is unfolding and it gets more serialized as the seasons go on.

This post has been edited by Whisperzzzzzzz: 26 June 2016 - 07:07 PM