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We have just watched The Queen of Gambits on Netflix. Great story, well acted and the chess games are so exciting. Highly recommend it 
What titles are in your Netflix/Amazon etc list?
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I've just started watching FARGO season 3 and it looks very complex. I find it difficult to believe that dopey Maurice killed the old sci-fi writer in that specific way.
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I knew there was something familiar about that song title.
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It was my least favourite of the three seasons. It was still good though.
Netflix had this picture up for the whole season so I kept expecting Ben Horne from Twin Peaks to appear:
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It looks more intentional offbeat and quirky than the previous seasons, and it's almost as if the story progresses because of that, rather than characters reacting to the developments.
And they often finish each other's sentences and that's something I really, really don't like.
Watching episode 3 now and still not loving it, but let's see where it takes me.
Ah, it's him. I thought he looked familiar but I was thinking of the fashion designer from Paper Dolls.
Leland Palmer makes an appearance, though,
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Yes. You start to recognise character types from the previous two seasons.
Ben Horne was the fashion designer from Paper Dolls!
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Oh for crying out loud, I just can't take it anymore. The Stussy brothers are so incredibly stupid it undermines everything.
So...Line Of Duty or Better Call Saul?
Or maybe I should keep some of the good stuff in my netflix list, at least that'll stop me from re-re-re-cancelling my subscription.
Yeah, I'm going to watch a DVD!
So...Line Of Duty or Better Call Saul?
Or maybe I should keep some of the good stuff in my netflix list, at least that'll stop me from re-re-re-cancelling my subscription.
Yeah, I'm going to watch a DVD!
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They're both great. BCS is more of a slow burn whereas LoD is pretty much unputdownable (although it's a long time since I've seen the first season so that may or may not be quite as unputdownable as what follows).
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They do. Confirmed two weeks ago.
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Oh, excellent! I'm glad there will be more eventually. I'm finishing season one today. It's interesting that they are skipping from the second book to the fourth book. I liked the third book--but then I pretty much liked all of the books.
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I don't watch reality dating shows. Honest, I don't. But . . . something about this having a Christmas theme and also having a gay lead has sucked me into it. The 12 Dates of Christmas is streaming on HBO Max. It's as staged and shallow as you'd expect. I've done two episodes and I'll probably go ahead and do the entire season. I have to find out if Garrett finds true love, after all.
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My escape from Fargo S3 kept nagging at me so I decided to watch the other 4.5 episodes.
It got better when Ray was killed and the story focussed on Nikki Swago and the deaf criminal from season 1.
I had hoped the old sci-fi from the the old Stussy would bring it all together in a spectacular and unexpected way, but alas, that didn't happen.
There's probably nothing in S3 that doesn't look the way it's supposed to look, and I always say that it's not really possible to disagree with someone else's creative vision - I can only like or dislike it.
The three main characters, and Emmit and Sy in particular, allowed the story to develop because they were extremely passive and gullible, kinda how Emma Channing not-reacted when the St. James brothers took over.
Not that it shouldn't have happened, but situations like these warrant a certain urgency even if it's done in a quirky or colourful way.
The bewilderment works, initially, but eventually they had to realize how dangerous the situation was. I never got that from these characters.
Good stuff happened too, and the bowling alley scene seemed like an intentional homage to Twin Peaks.
The image on the stamp refers to the butcher from season 2 but maybe there are many more interesting details that I have missed.
I want to watch season 4 (as soon as it's available) and that's also the reason why I felt I had to finish season 3.
I had hoped the old sci-fi from the the old Stussy would bring it all together in a spectacular and unexpected way, but alas, that didn't happen.
There's probably nothing in S3 that doesn't look the way it's supposed to look, and I always say that it's not really possible to disagree with someone else's creative vision - I can only like or dislike it.
The three main characters, and Emmit and Sy in particular, allowed the story to develop because they were extremely passive and gullible, kinda how Emma Channing not-reacted when the St. James brothers took over.
Not that it shouldn't have happened, but situations like these warrant a certain urgency even if it's done in a quirky or colourful way.
The bewilderment works, initially, but eventually they had to realize how dangerous the situation was. I never got that from these characters.
Good stuff happened too, and the bowling alley scene seemed like an intentional homage to Twin Peaks.
The image on the stamp refers to the butcher from season 2 but maybe there are many more interesting details that I have missed.
I want to watch season 4 (as soon as it's available) and that's also the reason why I felt I had to finish season 3.
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I am in the middle of season two of His Dark Materials from HBO Max now. I'm a big fan of the books and this is a really well done adaptation. Things are starting to get really exciting in season two. I hope we don't have to wait too long for the final season.
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LUCIFER has been recommended to me numerous times through the years, but when I tried watching the first season I absolutely hated it. I thought it was an instant reminder of why I don't watch network TV: stale, formulaic and derivative. A procedural mixed with the MOONLIGHTING formula -- god, people are still doing that? What is this, 1987? -- and a smattering of supernatural, with a thin gloss of "prestige TV" slickness and censor-approved naughtiness. The writing was so predictable, I guessed the murderer in each of the episodes within seconds of that character appearing on screen; they should have just been wearing T-shirts that said, "It's me!"
So I am genuinely curious how and when it got good.
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I'm shocked some people thought you would actually enjoy the show. I could have saved you some time and told you from the start it wasn't one you would like.
Well . . . I gave up on the show after season 3, so I can't really say when it got consistently good. The show worked best for me when it was focused on the story of Lucifer more than the mystery of the week set up. If I remember correctly (and honestly I'm struggling to remember) I think the final few episodes of season three that I thought were good, were focused on Lucifer and his background. Obviously it wasn't good enough to take me into season 4. Who knows, maybe the Netflix seasons are AMAZING and I'm missing out. Lots of people seem to love the show.
It seems to be especially popular with my female friends over the age of 40--which is probably down to lusting after Tom Ellis. I will admit that probably the biggest reason I enjoyed the show while I did and what most likely got me to stick with it for three seasons was being charmed by Tom Ellis.
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Ahh; your "good at the very end" made me think you continued onward.
In fairness, the strongest recommendation to watch the show came from a friend who raved about the Netflix seasons and specifically told me to skip the earlier years. I ignored that advice, thinking it was prudent to begin at the beginning. I hadn't anticipated such lazy, hackneyed writing to be waiting for me.
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I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere on the forum, but I loved COBRA KAI. It's the most preposterous of concepts -- a follow up to the KARATE KID films -- but it's addictively good. First, I am amazed at how faithful and respectful the show is to its predecessors because, really, the KARATE KID movies aren't that good to begin with (the first is decent, but it's all downhill from there). It's remarkable to see an 80s property treated with respect, while evolving to fit into the modern era; if only that could have been applied elsewhere. Secondly, it's amazing to watch a show balance between earnest and ridiculous without ever falling apart.
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Just started The Hunters on Amazon Prime with Al Pacino- hugely entertaining if violent. It’s about a band of Jewish vigilantes in the 70’s hunting down Nazi war criminals who have made it to the USA and created new lives for themselves
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I've been in an historical drama frame of mind lately.
First I did The White Queen (streaming on Starz)--the story of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth, and carrying on through Richard III's reign. It's based on Phillipa Gregory's soapy/pot boiler books--so trashy plot twists over historical accuracy; but I liked it. It was well cast and the story flowed along nicely.
Next, I finished Medici on Netflix. I had started the first season a while ago. The first season is slow but decent. It really takes off in the second and third seasons and I ended up racing through the last two seasons. Another one with an excellent cast.
After that it was The White Princess--the continuation of The White Queen, it's the story of Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth (who they call Lizzie in the series to distinguish her from her mother--Elizabeth, the wife of Edward IV). I quit after two episodes--the cast was weak. They had recast all the roles that carried over from The White Queen with inferior actors and the story was dull and meandering.
I was going to follow The White Princess with the next in that series, The Spanish Princess, which is Catherine of Aragon's story--but I'm not sure I'll get to that one now.
Instead, I've now started Rome on HBO Max. It's early, I've only done two episodes, but I think I like it. I can't get enough of Polly Walker's Atia.
First I did The White Queen (streaming on Starz)--the story of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth, and carrying on through Richard III's reign. It's based on Phillipa Gregory's soapy/pot boiler books--so trashy plot twists over historical accuracy; but I liked it. It was well cast and the story flowed along nicely.
Next, I finished Medici on Netflix. I had started the first season a while ago. The first season is slow but decent. It really takes off in the second and third seasons and I ended up racing through the last two seasons. Another one with an excellent cast.
After that it was The White Princess--the continuation of The White Queen, it's the story of Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth (who they call Lizzie in the series to distinguish her from her mother--Elizabeth, the wife of Edward IV). I quit after two episodes--the cast was weak. They had recast all the roles that carried over from The White Queen with inferior actors and the story was dull and meandering.
I was going to follow The White Princess with the next in that series, The Spanish Princess, which is Catherine of Aragon's story--but I'm not sure I'll get to that one now.
Instead, I've now started Rome on HBO Max. It's early, I've only done two episodes, but I think I like it. I can't get enough of Polly Walker's Atia.
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