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    • neph93N
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      @setandsetting:

      Danish TV series The Rain on Netflix is pretty good so far.

      I fancy that myself.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        @Chris @neph93 Finished the final ep of Altered Carbon last week, what a load of b*ullshit! Thought the plot unravelled a bit loosely towards the end of the series.. pretty cool premise/production nonetheless

        The devil is in the detail..

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        • neph93N
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          Yup. Thing is, it isn’t so different from the book and that reads fine. They just mishandled the storytelling in the series.

          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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          • ChrisC
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            Yeah, they definitely went sideways in the last three or so episodes.  I read the other two books after watching the show, and the show runners pulled a few (minor) things from later books, which was interesting.

            I actually liked the show, though.  I knew going in that it wasn't going to adhere closely to the text, so I was prepared for it and accepted it.  Having that base helped me to perceive the show as independent from the books and try to take it on its merits, rather than constantly comparing the two and driving myself insane over the divergences.  That said, they kind of lost their focus and didn't quite manage to keep all the plot balls in the air as they were juggling everything.

            It will be interesting to see how they manage a second series, if they decide to do one.

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            • SeulS
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              Weird, weirder, THE WOLFPACK…

              https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2415458/

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              • DougNgD
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                I really enjoyed Altered Carbon as well, and while the last three episodes didn't have the same pacing, I didn't feel that it was unwatchable. It was almost as if the show should've been nine episodes, and they stretched out the last two into three episodes.

                I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                • neph93N
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                  @DougNg:

                  I really enjoyed Altered Carbon as well, and while the last three episodes didn't have the same pacing, I didn't feel that it was unwatchable.

                  QFT… I hope they do more. There's plenty of source material.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                  • DougNgD
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                    I think I read somewhere they were tentatively planning S02 late in 2019. Unfortunately the male lead has signed onto another series.

                    My predictions: they will continue to go with the private investigator storyline and change out the lead Doctor Who style as necessary. The studio has already said they will not be going in the same path as the books as it would be too expensive to follow the second book.

                    I hope they keep the female lead from the first season. She's…a very good actress...

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                    • DougNgD
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                      What Haddtoo said, Bosch is another very good show. Old fashioned cop show. We've watched all the seasons religiously and will be binging the newest one shortly.

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                      • ChrisC
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                        @DougNg:

                        It was almost as if the show should've been nine episodes, and they stretched out the last two into three episodes.

                        This is my regular complaint about Netflix original shows.  They always have about 2-3 episodes more than the storyline can sustain.

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                        • neph93N
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                          @DougNg:

                          I hope they keep the female lead from the first season. She's…a very good actress...

                          I noticed that myself. She has a very appealing, uh, profile. And a great set of… skills.

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                          • DougNgD
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                            The Asian henchman reminded me of someone that really pissed me off in high school, so the last episode was particularly cathartic to me  😉

                            I'm…a grudge holder...

                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                            • ChrisC
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                              Weirdly, he reminded me of Bobby Lee.  I kept expecting him to crack a joke. It was disconcerting.

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                                GOMORRA S03 was unbelievably good, …

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                                • den1mheadD
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                                  Weird, weirder, THE WOLFPACK…

                                  and https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2415458/

                                  This is a MUST SEE. Me and the Mrs thought it was well worth a viewing

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    HAPPY!

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                                    It's weird, sacrilegious, dirty, violent, funny; it's fun… I just don't like Happy's voice... Done by Oswalt... I hate the guy... He's the only bad thing about JUSTIFIED... And I freaking LOOOOOOOVE JUSTIFIED…

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                                      If I recall correctly, he didn't have a huge role in Justified.

                                      Meek, mild and dishonest with a special place in Hell.

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Think his total airtime was 10 minutes spread over 6 seasons… Yet enough to piss me off...

                                        He's in one episode of COMMUNITY as well...  ::) ??? 😞

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            ^Piss off  😉

                                            EVIL GENIUS… Well it's worth it just for the main characters in this four-part documentary... And I do mean characters... They're all bleedin marginal and nuts...

                                            https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8342862/

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