Wry. Yes! I wish I had thought of that word.
Yeah,. I watched a few episodes and just didn’t get it.
The Gentlemen - tv version - was seemingly constructed with me in mind. I love Guy Ritchie and I am a simple man.
Humor is so subjective…Modern Family and Brooklyn 9-9 are among my favorite sitcoms of all time.
Just an example of one thing I liked about Modern Family is that would go to elaborate lengths to set up a gag…and sometimes they left the punchline for the viewer. Like: a character rushes from a community theater production of Cats (in costume) to join a protest that involves climbing a tree – and gets stuck. And the fire department has to get him down. But at no point do they ever make a joke about firemen getting a cat out of a tree.
I’m halfway through. One minor quibble would be making Giancarlo Esposito’s character a billionaire meth kingpin. A bit on the nose. Otherwise, I’m am pleasantly entertained.
I watched the first few episodes of Season 3 of Girls5eva. Still funny!
I laughed at the sanitized version of NWA’s protest anthem Ducks are Mean Geese.
Typecasting’s a bitch 
Saw the final episode of Masters Of The Air Wednesday night (HBO released it early). Overall it was well done and I’m glad I took the journey with the men of the 100th Bomb Group. Of the HBO Hanks/Spielberg WWII “trilogy”, I definitely liked it more than The Pacific (and it kind of goes without saying that it ranks behind Band of Brothers).
Watching the series inspired me to check out the original book and a couple of others that documented the story of the 8th Air Force. I came away with a ton or admiration for those men who took to the sky and faced almost certain death on those missions. In hindsight the strategy was a flawed one but that doesn’t take anything away from the courage and dedication of the crews.
The companion documentary with a few of the veterans reminiscing is worth a watch. Cool to see the Jimmy Stewart recruiting spot.
Season two of this recently came out.
We just binged the fourth series of Blown Away, the glass blowing competition on Netflix. We love that show and watching the incredible artist making amazing glass pieces.
I was so inspired by it that I took a beginner’s class in glass blowing in Murano (an island world famous for its glass makers) when we went to Venice last year. It was amazing.
Yeah, we enjoy that series a lot. We’ve been to the Corning Glass place in New York, which is full of astonishing pieces. We’ve also been to the Chihuliy Garden & Glass in Seattle. That competition really attracts a bunch of likeable oddballs, and not a few people with mental issues, much like this message board.
Now watching Apples Never Fall - Another adaptation of a Liane Moriarty book (she’s also the source of Big Little Lies and 9 Perfect Strangers). I really enjoyed the book so was excited to start this one. Only one ep in and I’m already on the fence. First bummer is that it’s not set in Australia like the book. Second, almost every actor is completely obnoxious in their role; even the usually wonderful Alison Brie. Gonna stick it out though and I’m not in any way suggesting to avoid it. Perhaps I’m overly biased from reading the book.
Just finished The Affair. I only started watching for Ruth Wilson and the first season is really good. It’s really just a night time soap opera that starts with the eponymous affair but after about the second season it’s just a long stream of unerotic but repetitive sex scenes and unlikable characters making the same stupid mistakes over and over. Yet, I binge (almost) hate watched (hinged?) it Compelling like a roadside accident, I just couldn’t not watch it. There is a bit of a mystery to be solved and the relentless arse kicking each character suffers makes you stick around to see how in the heck they’ll recover.
I’d read four or five Liane Moriarity books before Big Little Lies came out, and I was also bummed that they changed the setting to the U.S. I’ve loved all her books that I’ve read, and I think they all could make good movies/series, but I’m afraid they’ll lose something in translation. They always do.
I’m watching the Apple TV series The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin a period comedy adventure starring Noel Fielding. I’m really enjoying it so far. If you like silly stuff like Zapped, Our Flag Means Death, Jack Of All Trades, or Maid Marian and her Merry Men you’ll get an idea of the kind of shenanigans this show gets up to.
Do you mean the 1982 movie or the 2014 one? Because they are a bit… different. (Okay, I’ve only ever seen the 1982 version.)
ETA: oh, wait, you mean this. I’ve actually seen a little of that. Didn’t really enjoy it.
Well, I guess I’m done watching “The Outer Limits” on Roku. I had some time to kill over the weekend and went to pull up the next episode, and apparently they have moved it to the MGM channel (which requires a subscription). I hate it when that happens.
The Gentleman (Netflix , 2024) Guy Ritchie does his best Quentin Tarantino impression to remake Monarch of The Glen with a dash of Weeds and Breaking Bad thrown in. It’s colorful, violent and over the top. I am here for it, two episodes in and I am completely on board for this ride.
Five star effort. Recommended for those who like the above shows and people.
I have not seen the 2019 film The Gentleman, by Guy Ritchie. I have no idea how or if they are related.
Dammit, Apple TV keeps coming up with shows and movies which make we want to subscribe to their streaming service. I’ve already got Netflix and Paramount+, not to mention what I’ve paying for my cable service.
Could not get into Apples Never Fall, because the characters were too simplistic and I know these actors are capable of so much more. Luckily my opinion doesn’t count for much, so nobody will bother to be offended with my assessment of Liane Moriarity as “wine mom lit.”
But it matted to say so after last night, when the first episode of Nolly aired on PBS. We’ve watched both Annett Benning and Helena Bonham Carter for almost forty years now, so comparing them isn’t unreasonable. Apples displays its story, Nolly shares it. The viewer is brought into the arcane and insular world of British soap opera production, and what it did to the lives of its participants. It may be about a superficial TV show, but it rises above being one.
Finished up Masters of the Air and the documentary after it. Then watched episode one of Manhunt on Apple centered about John Wilkes Booth .
Episode one , very good , and Croz seemed such a nice guy in Masters of the Air!