[Tiste Simeon]

Slow Ben, on 14 June 2025 - 10:26 PM, said:

Starting Bad Monkey next also. Wasn’t sure about it, but then I saw it’s the same Executive Producer that did Ted Lasso, Scrubs, and Shrinking.


Also started Men Of A Certain Age. Pretty sure it was on TNT back around 08. Only 20 episodes, but as a man of a certain age, I’m really enjoying it. Funny, good/witty dialogue. Wish there was more.

Yup, Bill Lawrence is brilliant. He goes on the Scrubs podcast quite a lot and he's just a very funny dude.

[Tiste Simeon]

Slow Ben, on 14 June 2025 - 10:26 PM, said:

Starting Bad Monkey next also. Wasn’t sure about it, but then I saw it’s the same Executive Producer that did Ted Lasso, Scrubs, and Shrinking.

So this is very much not like these other shows, wow. It's definitely not a comedy in the same vein as his other stuff, though I guess broadly speaking it's a dark comedy, with a splash of Florida style noir murder mystery. I'm loving it, whatever it is, the narrative structure is fantastic.

[Tiste Simeon]

I've seen a lot of posts suggesting that Mindhunter is going to come back for 3 x 2 hour long specials! I think that would convince me to get Netflix back for a bit!

[QuickTidal]

Re-watched all three series of THE INBETWEENERS on Prime and it's still good. Some of it hasn't aged particularly well, but still good, so then I chose to I re-watch the first movie and it also holds up very well and is a nice dovetailed end to the series...the second movie is so pointlessly foul and I'm simply not going to watch. I'm going to assume all the guys and the girls they ended up with from Malia are happily ever after.

Also, Lydia Rose Bewley is still a crush, and I think that means it's time to re-watch DRIFTERS too.

[Tiste Simeon]

Just want to give a shout out to Worry for recommending Schmigadoon! which has honestly been a phenomenal, hilarious and wonderously wholesome experience to watch. It ticked so many boxes for me and Mrs Tiste.

The cast was amazing (I love Kristin Chenoweth! And Jane Krakowski! And let's face it, just everyone in that cast!), the musical numbers were brilliantly done, the plot was great and the jokes just kept coming.

I'm very sad it's so short because we flew through it and I'm not sure any more are coming.
Anyways thanks Worry.

[worry]

So glad you liked it!

[Slow Ben]

Sold. Starting it tonight!

[Tiste Simeon]

 Slow Ben, on 27 June 2025 - 10:13 PM, said:

Sold. Starting it tonight!

It's just a delight. I forgot to mention that the insanely talented Ariana de Bose is also in it 😍

[Cause]

Season 4 of the bear… just meh.

Ten episodes and somehow it feels like nothing advanced, the tension was gone despite efforts to keep it and the drama felt forced.

I don’t want to do spoilers just yet so hard to be more detailed but I was sad to have to say this

[Tiste Simeon]

I've started watching the show of Fargo. It's pretty darn good, and Billy Bob Thornton is pretty darn intimidating.

It also has the best line:

"Well this is highly irregular!"
"No, highly irregular is when I found a human foot in a toaster oven. This is just odd."

[Slow Ben]

Almost every season of Fargo is freaking great. And the Chris Rock season is still pretty good.


Halfway through The Bear season 4. Im enjoying it more than what i felt was a sub par season 3. We'll see how they finish.


Also partway through my 4th or 5th watch of the Dectorists. Its just the best. And scatters my dialect with British slang for the next few weeks. I said keen the other day and my kids looked at me like i had lobsters coming out of my ears.

Pub?

This post has been edited by Slow Ben: 13 July 2025 - 09:21 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

Slow Ben, on 13 July 2025 - 09:21 PM, said:

Almost every season of Fargo is freaking great. And the Chris Rock season is still pretty good.


Halfway through The Bear season 4. Im enjoying it more than what i felt was a sub par season 3. We'll see how they finish.


Also partway through my 4th or 5th watch of the Dectorists. Its just the best. And scatters my dialect with British slang for the next few weeks. I said keen the other day and my kids looked at me like i had lobsters coming out of my ears.

Pub?

Pub.

Also good news about Fargo cos I'm in now haha only 3 episodes but I'm sold. I like Martin Freeman a lot anyway and while I'm not qualified to say if he can pull off a property Minnesota accent it sounds pretty good to me.

[QuickTidal]

Binged the entirety of the PARKS & REC over the last few weeks...a show I had never seen. And as someone who loved THE OFFICE (at least till Michael leaves....the only eps after that I care about are the Robert California ones) THE OFFICE walked so that PARKS & REC could run....it's just a superior show, written solidly throughout it's entire run and finished on a high. I adored it, and now I have a massive TV hangover having finished it. It will become one of those shows I just re-watch for comfort now.

[Tiste Simeon]

QuickTidal, on 15 July 2025 - 04:33 PM, said:

Binged the entirety of the PARKS & REC over the last few weeks...a show I had never seen. And as someone who loved THE OFFICE (at least till Michael leaves....the only eps after that I care about are the Robert California ones) THE OFFICE walked so that PARKS & REC could run....it's just a superior show, written solidly throughout it's entire run and finished on a high. I adored it, and now I have a massive TV hangover having finished it. It will become one of those shows I just re-watch for comfort now.

Yes! The Office seems to be a lot more popular show but it's no way as good as Parks and Rec (especially once Brandonwitz leaves and Chris/Ben arrive and Andy becomes less of a douche)

Also I unapologetically love Jean Ralphio even though he's the wOoooOOooorst!!

[QuickTidal]

Tiste Simeon, on 15 July 2025 - 05:12 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 15 July 2025 - 04:33 PM, said:

Binged the entirety of the PARKS & REC over the last few weeks...a show I had never seen. And as someone who loved THE OFFICE (at least till Michael leaves....the only eps after that I care about are the Robert California ones) THE OFFICE walked so that PARKS & REC could run....it's just a superior show, written solidly throughout it's entire run and finished on a high. I adored it, and now I have a massive TV hangover having finished it. It will become one of those shows I just re-watch for comfort now.

Also I unapologetically love Jean Ralphio even though he's the wOoooOOooorst!!

I already love Ben Schwarz from other stuff (he voiced one of the Ducks in the Ducktales reboot) ..but yeah Jean Ralphio was CONSISTENTLY one of the most entertaining side characters. I have less love for Mona Lisa since she's played by Jenny Slate who admitted to physically abusing Chris Evans when they dated and is one of the reasons his anxiety is so bad these days.

[Tiste Simeon]

Oh dang I never knew that, that sucks 😞

[Slow Ben]

QuickTidal, on 15 July 2025 - 04:33 PM, said:

Binged the entirety of the PARKS & REC over the last few weeks...a show I had never seen. And as someone who loved THE OFFICE (at least till Michael leaves....the only eps after that I care about are the Robert California ones) THE OFFICE walked so that PARKS & REC could run....it's just a superior show, written solidly throughout it's entire run and finished on a high. I adored it, and now I have a massive TV hangover having finished it. It will become one of those shows I just re-watch for comfort now.

Aaand he’s back. I wasn’t sure what to do with you after the Andor fiasco. 😀

But honestly, Parks and Rec is a top fiver for me. Such a great show. So quotable. So well written.

[Slow Ben]

Tiste Simeon, on 15 July 2025 - 05:51 PM, said:

Oh dang I never knew that, that sucks 😞

Well shit.

[QuickTidal]

TED LASSO season 4 has gone into production.


 its-official-season-4-v0-zj77fd5vb9ef1.jpeg copy.jpg (223.33K)
Number of downloads: 0

[Tiste Simeon]

I bet there's a whole thing about not being able to find a good cup of tea!