What television series are you currently making your way through? (12 Viewers)

[Anthony]

agree, its deadly.

Wasn't into that at all. May have to revisit it. We show-less at the moment.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

John and Jack are used interchangeably in the US

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Beef on Netflix. Fucking deadly

 

[Deadmanposting]

Just totally bailed on a new Netflix show – Night Agent – about some FBI counterintel hooha
Hong Chau is in it, so I was all up for it

It’s about the dumbest thing I’ve watched in a while (no small feat!) and it got too dumb for even me at episode two
I’m genuinely relieved. I rode that Recruit pony til the end.

I am basically in a game of chicken with this dumb fucking show

 

[Deadmanposting]

John and Jack are used interchangeably in the US

Is that not generally how it is?

John formally and Jack to friends and colleagues etc?

Most of the older Jacks I know have John on their birth cert

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Is that not generally how it is?

John formally and Jack to friends and colleagues etc?

Most of the older Jacks I know have John on their birth cert

My name is one of those and my initials spell the other.

 

[rettucs]

The Power on Amazon. I wish they wouldn't show the IMBD ratings when they list the show. This one is listed as 5.8, suggesting its not that good. But I think its great. Obviously its a bit far-fetched but there are a lot of subtexts going on here. It is quite slow to begin with, but I'm really into it now. It is intense, but is fantastically well-made, and superbly acted. I think they're releasing an episode a week and there are 4 of them there now. Good stuff. One of the lads from Ted Lasso is in it, but the real star is Halle Bush. She's incredible.

 

[pete]

watched the first two episodes of Rabbit Hole last night. I'll admit they got me on the premise



it's kiefer sutherland and he's being jack bauer again - OR IS HE? - and he's doing conspiracy stuff, and he's being framed and he can't trust anyone - OR CAN HE? - and people are dead - OR ARE THEY? - and there's heisty stuff and shooty stuff and some "look at how easy it is to social engineer people", and some strangely pointless - OR IS IT? -Tesla product placement that kind of goes nowhere - OR DOES IT? - and more than the necessary amount of DUN DUN DUNNNNN twist within a twist reveals.

This IMDB review gets it right, right up until the last sentence



so yeah i'll probably watch the rest of it

The addition of Charles Dance has greatly improved the situation. Still a bit hokey.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

The addition of Charles Dance has greatly improved the situation. Still a bit hokey.

There was a bit in the first episode where Kiefer was giving his team the lowdown on a mission in the tough guy spy manner and they were all acting surprised as if they’d never heard him speak like that before but his speech was obviously rehearsed because he didn’t miss a cue or beat and I was like meh I’m out.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Yellowjackets. Tried to get on with this because I like the concept but in episode one

Spoiler

the coach gets his leg amputated then a few weeks later he’s up and around mastered getting by on one leg and seemingly has no pain or trauma from the missing leg

and my suspension of disbelief was stretched too far

 

[pete]

Watched the first three episodes of Picard S3. So much better than the first 2 seasons.

 

[pete]

There was a bit in the first episode where Kiefer was giving his team the lowdown on a mission in the tough guy spy manner and they were all acting surprised as if they’d never heard him speak like that before but his speech was obviously rehearsed because he didn’t miss a cue or beat and I was like meh I’m out.

Some of us are just master orators.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Yeah, this series of Picard is good. Or enjoyable, at least.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I watched the first two episodes of Big Door Prize and I'm enjoying it so much, I might stop watching and get the book

 

[Deadmanposting]

My name is one of those and my initials spell the other.

Jack Nohj?

Of the Cabra Nohj's?

 

[pete]

Watched the first three episodes of Picard S3. So much better than the first 2 seasons.

watched the rest of them today. VG, but still find the swearing a bit weird.

 

[rettucs]

Beef on Netflix. Fucking deadly

its very good. I thought it was starting to run a bit out of steam a few episodes in, but its picked up again

Glenn from the Walking Dead is deadly.

 

[xsteox]

Ghosts the UK one. So funny, especially Julian the sleazy tory mp.

 

[pete]

Succession yeahhhhhhh

 

[Richie]

Recently finished watching Season 1 of Party Down - pretty good US comedy series about aspiring\failed actors working for a catering company in LA.. I'm almost certain that it was somebody on here that recommended it. Really strong cast with Martin Starr, Lizzy Caplan, Ken Marino and others. It starts off okay and then really hits its stride around 3 or 4 episodes in.. some streaming links here for anybody interested:
- Blinkx

So they finally made a 3rd season of this, over a decade on from the last one.. I'm 4 episodes in and so far it maintains the high standard of the original show, thankfully. I was a bit worried it would be inherently depressing (i.e. same characters working in the same dead end job, 10 years on) but they found a way to make it work while advancing the various character stories on a bit. All of the main actors are back, except Lizzy Caplan. They work some modern themes into it without it feeling contrived, and there are plenty of laughs, really glad it's back.