Did Peter Jackson direct? 
In my continuing quest to catch up on all the things on Apple+ that looked interesting, I’m currently watching For All Mankind. Currently still on season 1.
I’m trying to forget him!
Keep us (me) updated. There’s a lot of good storytelling in the first few seasons, and the alt-history what ifs are fun. I thought things just got a little too silly for me a few seasons later, but I still plug along each time I renew Apple TV+.
It has a great little mini-twist that made us laugh and appreciate the show.
Soviet Union and USA argue about who will be the first to step on Mars. They argue, even fighting on the exit of the ship.
We learn episodes later that…North Korea made it earlier without us being aware. It was irrelevant between USA and Soviets. North Korean guy touched Mars first.
Are you aware there is a thread?
Yes I am.
I fear *For All Mankind” will never be even a fraction as good as it was in its first two seasons.
Spoilered for those who are not up to date.
Once you’ve got a Domino’s on Mars, you give up trying to recapture the magic.
Plus, the show will never be as a good as it was without Molly. That’s just indisputable science.
There is an alleged situation comedy on Peacock called “The Paper.” It’s a mockumentary, allegedly in the style of “The Office.” We’ve watched 4 episodes. I allege that it is one of the most pointless, unfunny sitcoms I’ve ever seen.
If it’s not to your taste, I get it.
I didn’t like it at first, but somewhere in the middle things picked up, and by the end, everything had come together and I liked it enough to watch the next season. Sabrina Impacciatore was really annoying in the beginning, but she was really cracking me up by the end.
The Office took time to get its stride, too.
Legends on Netflix. During the late Thatcher years, a small team of UK Customs officers work to take down heroin smugglers. Based on a true story.
Some excellent acting from Tom Burke, Steve Coogan and the rest of the cast. I’d only planned to watch two episodes at first and ended up watching all six.
So I finished this. My official rating is a solid ‘meh’. Don’t get me wrong, it was good, the acting (particularly Ralph and Piggy) was great, but all that ‘B Roll’, fisheye lenses, slideshows closeups of the boy’s faces etc, gets to be a lot. I was close to fast forwarding through some of it.
On wiki, one of the reviews they quoted said that it “prizes artfulness over clarity”, which sounds about right. Someone on reddit said just about the exact thing I mentioned, that it would be better if each episode was about 15 minutes shorter to get rid of most of the ‘artsy sequences’.
Again, it was good, I would recommend it (or at least wouldn’t not recommend it), but I think it could’ve been better. If they released a “made for TV version” with each episode cut down to 45 minutes, I think it could be better.
Started watching Ludwig with my wife. I don’t know what happened, when it first came out I started watching the first episode and lost interest very quickly. Maybe I was just tired. I’m not sure. Tried it again last night and loved it. Really sad that it’s only 6 episodes. Watched the first two last night.
I believe a second series of Ludwig is planned.
Hmm, I had a similar reaction, maybe I should try Ludwig again too.
IMDB says 2026 but nothing further. I haven’t seen an actual release date.
ETA: I do like the British model of shorter seasons but 6 episodes is too short.
YMMV but when he got to solving the murder of the week it hooked me. For some reason I had bailed before I got to that part.
I like the shorter seasons when each episode is 90 minutes. It’s like getting six movies. But comedy series usually don’t do well when they’re over 30 minutes per ep.
I just watched the season finale of The Pitt. And while it’s still the best drama on TV, I have some notes:
Without spoiling much, the thread through this season is that Dr. Robby is planning a 3 month sabbatical motorcycle trip. And his job stress has built so much that he may be suicidal.
Now, one would normally think that if your job is making you crazy, 3 months off is exactly the thing to do. But since he’s taking it on a vintage Triumph Bonneville all his friends and colleagues are trying to talk him out of it.
On behalf of happy, healthy, responsible motorcyclists my first thought would be “Sounds awesome! Take me with you!” And to the writers: motorcycle = death wish is just lazy and sloppy. Do better.
It’s a little deeper than that. Abbot tells him he needs a vacation. Everyone close to him sees that what he is planning isn’t a vacation. He’s riding around with no helmet despite what they see all the time. He’s planning to go to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, not exactly your normal relaxing vacation spot. They are afraid that instead of relaxing somewhere with an umbrella drink he’s going to drive off of a cliff. Which he pretty much admits to thinking about doing.