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Slow Ben, on 29 August 2016 - 09:26 PM, said:

OJ is patiently waiting in line in my DVR.

Just finished season 4 of Longmire, still very good.

Wife wants to start Bloodline, so of course were starting Boodline.

Briar King, on 29 August 2016 - 11:43 PM, said:

Finished Narcos. That shit was epic! S2 starts in a few days so I had perfect timing. Seriously go watch this if y'all haven't yet. Will prob be trying Bloodline after I watch S2 and attempt to finish up OITNB.

Briar King, on 01 September 2016 - 01:17 AM, said:

On s4 Ep 2 of OITNB. Bloodline is next after I finish this

Enjoyed BLOODLINE far more than I expected to.It's pure soap opera, yet very nicely done, well paced and with a great cast who deliver.
Just wrapping MARCO POLO S2 at the moment. This is epic stuff.

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Briar King, on 01 September 2016 - 02:45 AM, said:

Cool. I really liked MP S2 but I thought S1 was much better.

I think S2 benefitted from less focus on Marco. The baddies arent as interesting as the Chancellor from S1 but the plans are more intricate and forced more development from the characters. And that opening to ep9 was glorious.

[Morgoth]

Finished season 3 of BoJack Horseman. I love that show. All the existential dread and ridiculous puns.

[worry]

Yeah. And that underwater episode was something special.

[Siergiej]

Shit, I totally forgot the second season of Narcos went live this week, and I'm only 7 or 8 episodes into Gotham. Guess I will need to binge it through the weekend, so I can... well, binge Narcos on Monday. Switching jobs came with the unexpected benefit of having a month of watching Netflix, reading books, and drinking beer twice as much as usually :F

The thing about Gotham though is that it doesn't seem really binge-worthy. I'm not a fan of 22 ep seasons, they take a lot of time for the action to pick up pace. It's getting better, but the beginning was slow.

[Malankazooie]

Watched the finale of "The Night Of". Man, what great television. Touches on a lot of pertinent topics relating to the criminal justice system in today's America. Highly recommend it.

[QuickTidal]

Briar King, on 08 September 2016 - 02:25 AM, said:

Just finished up S2 Narcos. I can't express how great it all was and fuck did they open it up for a S3! Idk how it ll fare with that certain char missing but it ll still be nice and violent I'm sure. If you haven't seen this all I can say go fucking watch 1&2. Stellar show.

I've not watched yet, but ...

Spoiler

I imagine they got to the end of the Escobar story (knowing the real deal of what happened and when made me think Escobar was only a two season deal considering they were already past La Catedral in S1)? I recall hearing that they were jazzed to get further into the whole cartel vacuum that opened up after Escobar bit it.

[Morgoth]

QuickTidal, on 08 September 2016 - 10:16 AM, said:

Briar King, on 08 September 2016 - 02:25 AM, said:

Just finished up S2 Narcos. I can't express how great it all was and fuck did they open it up for a S3! Idk how it ll fare with that certain char missing but it ll still be nice and violent I'm sure. If you haven't seen this all I can say go fucking watch 1&2. Stellar show.

I've not watched yet, but ...

Spoiler

I imagine they got to the end of the Escobar story (knowing the real deal of what happened and when made me think Escobar was only a two season deal considering they were already past La Catedral in S1)? I recall hearing that they were jazzed to get further into the whole cartel vacuum that opened up after Escobar bit it.

I'm not sure Escobar being dead can be considered a spoiler

[QuickTidal]

Morgoth, on 08 September 2016 - 12:13 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 September 2016 - 10:16 AM, said:

Briar King, on 08 September 2016 - 02:25 AM, said:

Just finished up S2 Narcos. I can't express how great it all was and fuck did they open it up for a S3! Idk how it ll fare with that certain char missing but it ll still be nice and violent I'm sure. If you haven't seen this all I can say go fucking watch 1&2. Stellar show.

I've not watched yet, but ...

Spoiler

I imagine they got to the end of the Escobar story (knowing the real deal of what happened and when made me think Escobar was only a two season deal considering they were already past La Catedral in S1)? I recall hearing that they were jazzed to get further into the whole cartel vacuum that opened up after Escobar bit it.

I'm not sure Escobar being dead can be considered a spoiler

True, but I spoilered it for show watchers who might not know when he died and when that happens in the terms of the show. But yes, you are right, it's not really a spoiler per say.

[Nevyn]

The showrunners in announcing it was re-upped for more seasons basically tweeted something like "just because Escobar is dead its not like the story is over". So I don't think, even for those not familiar with the facts, it is a shocker. They 'spoiled' their own shown.

Plus its not exactly ambiguous all season where the thing was going.

Briar King, on 08 September 2016 - 06:53 PM, said:

Ha even the actor just says it happens in interviews. He did a great job on role

Doing another season without him will be a challenge. The show has other good performances, but not with the same character depth. Add that to Escobar being the biggest known name, and it will be interesting to see how well they manage the transition.

This post has been edited by Secret Startaker: 08 September 2016 - 07:06 PM

[worry]

It can definitely be a spoiler to know when in a show's run something happens.

For instance, Deadwood:

Spoiler

We all know Wild Bill Hickock died in Deadwood, SD at a poker table at the hands of Jack McCall, but telling someone which episode of the show it happens in would definitely spoil the momentum of the season, that particular episode, and the way it jars the mood of the following content.

I don't have skin in this particular game, since I'm not interested in any of the 3000 Pablo Escobar shows/movies/documentaries that have been made in the past couple years for seemingly no reason, but just wanted to point this out. Narcos is a TV drama that often hinges on tension, presumably, and should be treated like any other we discuss here.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

I haven't watched this at all and don't really want to because of inevitable liberties being taken with the facts, and the fact that I know how it all ends. They should have taken the same concept and done a fictional account of a drug lord inspired by Escobar.

[QuickTidal]

HOLY SHIT! Jonestown HBO show from Breaking Bad creator!

[worry]

Ugh. Not that I think it'll be bad; quite the contrary. But that whole story is gonna be brutally dread-inducing from star to finish.

[Tiste Simeon]

Anyone see the Shannara chronicles TV show? It's now on Netflix here and was wondering if it's worth watching?

[worry]

It's godawful and therefore definitely worth watching if you like the books.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Tiste Simeon, on 10 September 2016 - 08:12 PM, said:

Anyone see the Shannara chronicles TV show? It's now on Netflix here and was wondering if it's worth watching?

We've got a dedthread here: http://forum.malazan...s/page__st__220

This post has been edited by Whisperzzzzzzz: 10 September 2016 - 08:18 PM

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Tiste Simeon, on 10 September 2016 - 08:12 PM, said:

Anyone see the Shannara chronicles TV show? It's now on Netflix here and was wondering if it's worth watching?

It is atrocious.
So bad.
So so very very very bad.
Also, vagnomes.


....why yes I did watch the entire season and will probably watch S2, why do you ask?

[Primateus]

Tiste Simeon, on 10 September 2016 - 08:12 PM, said:

Anyone see the Shannara chronicles TV show? It's now on Netflix here and was wondering if it's worth watching?

It's not the best...

[Primateus]

Abyss, on 11 September 2016 - 03:36 AM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 10 September 2016 - 08:12 PM, said:

Anyone see the Shannara chronicles TV show? It's now on Netflix here and was wondering if it's worth watching?

It is atrocious.
So bad.
So so very very very bad.
Also, vagnomes.


....why yes I did watch the entire season and will probably watch S2, why do you ask?

Because you're one of them crazy people?