I agree about The Pacific. It’s worth watching in its own right, but it isn’t up to the standrd of Band of Brothers.
We have been watching Invincible, a cartoon superhero show definitely aimed at adults. It’s funny, violent, and the voice actors are a collection of top hollywood talent. Recommended.
We are still enjoying this season of The Gilded Age.
The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix was a fun ride. As Roger Corman proved 60 years ago, the only way to go with Edgar Allen Poe cinematically is waaay over the top. My wife is from the UK and not very familiar with Poe’s tales and verse but was still entertained. I had the opportunity to impress her by simultaneously reciting many lines of verse from memory.
I really want to watch that! I love Poe and I loved The Haunting of Hill House.
Yes, I’m watching that too. The show has just got to the point where I stopped reading the comics, so it’s all new from here on in.
Just finished the first episode of Such Brave Girls. A little like Derry Girls if the girls were less wholesome and even more stupid.
I binged season one of Broadchurch. Really enjoyed it. Now I see that there is a season two and three, but they aren’t free. Damn. Debating whether or not to watch.
Back for my own thrice-yearly update:
Against my better judgement, I went back to Criminal Minds and finished season 10. I can’t stand glossy procedurals, but inexplicably I still kind of enjoy this one.
More cinematic than teevee, though it was a miniseries, I FINALLY finished watching all fifteen hours of Berlin Alexanderplatz. I feel like I’ve really accomplished something there.
The other week one of my local used book/movie shops had a gleaming second-hand copy of The Prisoner on BluRay and I jumped at it. I’m halfway through and man, do I love it. Also, the picture quality (it’s released by A&E, I think), is just spectacular, the remastering is as good as anything I’ve seen from that era. Going to finish marathoning the series then watch it again with the commentary tracks.
Amazon is bringing us a new Jack Reacher show- i am looking forward to it.
Finished: Welcome to Wrexham. The thing about this is that you can easily find out how it’s going to end by simply looking at the current football league tables, but Ryan and Rob do tell excellent stories along the way. Even if you don’t care about football/soccer, this is a compelling series about people.
Started (anime): To Be Heroine. I don’t…I can’t…well, here’s the official description:
Yep - all the humans are babies wearing underpants. All kinds of babies. There are Mafia babies with chest tattoos. If they take their underpants off, they die. If they wear any other clothing, they can take it off and it becomes some sort of champion. One of the Mafia babies wears a black cotton vest from Uniqlo that turns into Hattori Hanzo. The heroine has to protect a baby that wears 22k gold underpants and glows in the dark.
I just…please, if anyone could recommend any specific drugs I could take that will make this make sense, please let me know.
Maybe you are lost without seeing the first season, as you might (going by the name) be starting on the second.
Watch the first one, instant sense.
And the description of that is…
So about those drugs…
Apparently there’s a new version of Shogun coming, on Hulu in February. Could be good - guaranteed to be bloodier than the 1980 version.
Well, let me put it this way. The show doesn’t get better. It’s not bad, but the first season is definitely the best.
Fargo is back, I am DVRing it. I will let you all know.
I liked season 1 and then gave up on it part way through season 2 as I found the plot tedious and increasingly dumb. Some folks liked all of it and felt it was worthwhile to run the course, but the general consensus agrees with Spice_Weasel.
Well, a trial subscription to PBS is $1.50 for the first month, so I’m in. I’m 3 episodes into season two and am surprised it’s just a continuation of season one.
Just finished the first episode of Boat Story. Violent dark comedy with a bit of a Fargo feel to it. The narration reminds me a bit of Pushing Daisies (though that’s about the only similarity). Here’s a review:
The new season of Fargo has dropped, and we watched the first episode last night. It was very Fargo. So far so good.
I haven’t seen the fourth (heard it wasn’t up to much); do you think it is required viewing before watching the fifth?