I'm in a show hole, need suggestions

[Zelda Zonk]

Anyone watching The Studio (AppleTV)?

I was only half looking forward to it. I like Seth Rogen, and i'm a wannabe writer, so it's something i should be interested in, but there was another recent 'Hollywood' series that really turned me off. This one is supposed to be a comedy, as well, but i didn't find any of it to be fun, funny, or some sort of 'caustic perspective on the absurdities of Hollywood.' That's what is intended, but... i got nothing out of episode one, other than that they're already overrelying on cameos.

They also do that long, one-take shot thing like Adolescence, but not for the entire episode. In fact, it was quite bizarre to me that they began that way, and then just stopped and had what looked like a completely unnecessary cut. Almost as if they got tired of doing long takes, screwed up and said, that's it—abandon the theme. Then i think there were more long take shots, mixed with cuts. Kinda perplexing. And they didn't do them as well as Adolescence. I kept yelling at them to 'pull focus!'

Oh, well. Will try one more episode before i give up.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Anyone watching The Studio?

I was only half looking forward to it. I like Seth Rogen, and i'm a wannabe writer, so it's something i should be interested in, but there was another recent 'Hollywood' series that really turned me off. This one is supposed to be a comedy, as well, but i didn't find any of it to be fun, funny, or some sort of 'caustic perspective on the absurdities of Hollywood.' That's what is intended, but... i got nothing out of episode one, other than that they're already overrelying on cameos.

They also do that long, one-take shot thing like Adolescence, but not for the entire episode. In fact, it was quite bizarre to me that they began that way, and then just stopped and had what looked like a completely unnecessary cut. Almost as if they got tired of doing long takes, screwed up and said, that's it—abandon the theme. Then i think there were more long take shots, mixed with cuts. Kinda perplexing. And they didn't do them as well as Adolescence. I kept yelling at them to 'pull focus!'

Oh, well. Will try one more episode before i give up.

What's this on?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

What's this on?

Sorry. Apple TV.

The Studio (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Sorry. Apple TV.

The Studio (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dah, dang it.

I cannot add another streamer. We have YouTubeTV, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime.

It's friggin' insanity.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Dah, dang it.

I cannot add another streamer. We have YouTubeTV, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime.

It's friggin' insanity.

I feel the same way. Apple is one that I'm missing.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I feel the same way. Apple is one that I'm missing.

And there seems to be A LOT there I would like.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

And there seems to be A LOT there I would like.

Samesies

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Dah, dang it.

I cannot add another streamer. We have YouTubeTV, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and Amazon Prime.

It's friggin' insanity.

I hear you. I feel the same. I canceled Disney a while back. I’ll reinstate when Andor comes back with season 2, but right now, I wouldn’t be watching anything there.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I hear you. I feel the same. I canceled Disney a while back. I’ll reinstate when Andor comes back with season 2, but right now, I wouldn’t be watching anything there.

The new Daredevil season has been really good.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I'm locked in on The Pitt. I think I'm just about at the season finale for that as well as Reacher.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

The new Daredevil season has been really good.

Hmm. I don't remember liking the movie way back when, but i guess i'll try this. Thanks.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hmm. I don't remember liking the movie way back when, but i guess i'll try this. Thanks.

Oh the Daredevil Netflix series was great.

The movie, was, uhm, a movie.

 

[Chip]

Severance. If you aren’t watching this… I don’t think we can be friends. So good. Probably better this season than last. Such beautiful writing and production. It’s great just to watch it, but then if you watch the in-depth breakdown and theories videos all over YouTube, it makes the show 10x better. There’s soooo much in each episode, the depth and detail are astounding.

Recently started watching. I'll admit, episodes 1 and 2 (ish) of Season 1 had me thinking I'm not sure this is for me. But I've been down that road with shows before and later you realize the setup was what you needed. Pretty amazing show. Anyone finding themselves at that point, keep watching.

I'm on season 2, early into episode 4, which I'd probably say feels like their Pine Barrons. Anytime I see cold, snow and wandering around in the woods.

 

[Chip]

And there seems to be A LOT there I would like.

Grab it for a month, binge away, turn it back off. I do that all the time. And they really do have some great shows.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Recently started watching. I'll admit, episodes 1 and 2 (ish) of Season 1 had me thinking I'm not sure this is for me. But I've been down that road with shows before and later you realize the setup was what you needed. Pretty amazing show. Anyone finding themselves at that point, keep watching.

I'm on season 2, early into episode 4, which I'd probably say feels like their Pine Barrons. Anytime I see cold, snow and wandering around in the woods.

If you want to increase your appreciation of the show—exponentially—watch the recap/breakdown shows on YouTube. New Rockstars is the series I like, but there are others. It is soooo deep. So many details, references, inferences, implications, theories…. It’s amazing just that it is all conceived, bit then that it’s executed and produced and it’s all so perfectly integrated.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Grab it for a month, binge away, turn it back off. I do that all the time. And they really do have some great shows.

Ah Chip, I know you mean well, but what would happen is we'd just keep it.

 

[Chip]

Ah Chip, I know you mean well, but what would happen is we'd just keep it.

Yeah, me even telling you that prompted me that I forgot to turn off the no-ad Hulu that I meant to do 2 months ago.

 

[Janner]

Watched the first 2 episodes of Dope Theif on Amazon, it has potential. Its basically how it sounds, couple of guys pretend to be DEA agents and rob drug dealers and things get interesting. Wont say more for those who wish to give it a watch, not bad so far

 

[cliftonparksufan]

The Residence, new on Netflix. It's not for everyone, but we've watched the first two episodes so far. Will watch episode 3 tonight.

Finished the 1st season of The Residence, eight episodes. The main character is a quirky detective, like Monk or Colombo, and she is played by Uzo Aduba, who was the 1st person to win Emmy's for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama role and in a Comedy, playing the same character to win the different categories for the same role and same show playing Crazy Eyes in Orange Is The New Black.

The show is a great whodunnit.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Finished the 1st season of The Residence, eight episodes. The main character is a quirky detective, like Monk or Colombo, and she is played by Uzo Aduba, who was the 1st person to win Emmy's for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama role and in a Comedy, playing the same character to win the different categories for the same role and same show playing Crazy Eyes in Orange Is The New Black.

The show is a great whodunnit.

Is that the one about the White House?

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Is that the one about the White House?

Yes.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I watched The Electric State on Netflix because I heard it was terrible.

It wasn't life changing or anything like that, but I thought it was pretty interesting and it's definitely watchable. Luckily for Millhouse's mom, my standards are low.

I started it last week And thought it was too dumb/clichéd to continue. Restarted tonight and once I got past some stuff, I was dealing with it. And then I recognized that it’s such a Star Wars ripoff!

Spoiler: Spoilers, sorta

She’s an orphan? On a quest to find her brother in another ‘world,’ assisted by a cute, not-so-much verbal robit. Luke was an orphan, searching for his sister with the assistance of a non-verbal droid. They need the help of a scruffy bootlegger—Chris Pratt/Han Solo. Their enemy is a human with robotic parts/proxy….

I‘m only 44 minutes in and that’s where I got pissed. At this point, it kinda doesn’t even matter what happens next. Now I have to google whether this ‘stolen theme’ thing is already being discussed, and if I should have spotted it sooner, but in my defense, I was folding laundry, baking brownies, and beginning to re-learn how to play Mother by Danzig.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Righteous Gemstones took a pretty linear path from being fun to being sucky over the four seasons.

 

[donniesyracuse]

Righteous Gemstones took a pretty linear path from being fun to being sucky over the four seasons.

I thought it was a good episode.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

The Lazarus Project — Just discovered this. I’m only into episode 4 of season 1, but it’s interesting enough and nicely-made.

The Veil — Moss is good. She was my favorite part of Mad Men. This is kind of a Homeland thing, so far.

Dark Matter — One episode in. Interesting enough to continue.

Franklin — Huge production, just in sets and costuming. Wasn’t sure if I’d buy Douglas as Franklin, but the sum of the show makes it okay even if he doesn’t really seem to be acting or ‘inhabiting the role.’ Then again, who the heck knows how Ben sounded or behaved? Really cool to have Ludivine Sagnier in it. I had a bit of a crush on her when she was much younger, in Swimming Pool.

I seem to be watching a LOT of period and historical stuff over the last five-ish years. Which is weird to me. When I was younger, I had ZERO interest in history. Avoided history classes when possible. Now, I find so much of it really interesting. I am not sure if the difference is just me aging and seeing the difference in the elegance and formality of past culture vs the vulgarity of the present, or if it’s just simpler in that I’m a visual person and ‘learning’ through highly produced cinematic stuff is just what hits me, vs books and lectures. Prolly both.

Sugar — A weird show. I love Amy Ryan. The show takes a weird and bizarre twist that I don’t really like, but let’s see what they do with it. I also don’t like the strange narrations that remind me of the corny Johnny Depp car commercials. Or vintage cinema inserts….

The Sympathizer — Not really subject matter that I bond with, and the language is one I really don’t like, but I thought it would be fun to see Downey Juniors in a bunch of roles/costumes. It’s okay.

The Jinx Part 2 — True crime stuff fascinates me. This story is still interesting to me. Durst is just something else.

The Innocence Project — Again, more true crime stuff. This one, though, elicited quite a few tears. If I had significant money to give away, a lot would go to some of these victims of injustice and corruption who aren’t being compensated.

Fallout — it’s okay. Again, nicely made. I am not familiar with the video game other than the very basic gist of it so I don’t really know where it’s going except for the one very obvious plot scheme. Goggins is good. Other than that, I don’t love the casting of two of the other major roles. They aren’t bad—they just don’t do anything for me.

Bodkin — just starting this, but already I don’t quite understand how it got greenlit. I’m even more surprised that the Obamas are involved. And I have the same reaction to the idea of podcasts as they joke about in the pilot.

Phew. All that, plus the NBA playoffs (amazing) and every Red Sox game…. The screen is really all I have.

Did you finish Bodkin? I'm watching it now on the treadmill/stair climber and have liked it quite a bit. I just finished the 5th episode.