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@jordanscollected @mclaincausey you guys have convinced me to get started on succession. I need one that my wife would be interested in because I can’t get her on board for The Expanse
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@SKT it starts a bit slow as they build characters, but it picks up fast and furious. they do a great job without a ton of violence, killing, nudity, etc. while still being gripping edgy and engaging.
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@SKT Succession is a surefire winner. The characters are unlikeable but you can't help but root for a couple of them.
Personally, being a horror addict if sorts, I've been watching "slasher" on shudder (first few seasons were in Netflix) because it's a gruesome whodunnit that doesn't take itself too seriously.
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@Seul I've got a friend at work really pushing Brand New Cherry Flavor. What'd you think?
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@Seul I've got a friend at work really pushing Brand New Cherry Flavor. What'd you think?
Ha. I wrote my bachelor dissertation on the book that series is based on about 26 years ago. Had no idea it had been adapted for tv.
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Absolutely classic…..
I love that episode. I was living in south Jersey when it first aired and a couple of my roommates were from some small town in the Pine Barrens. They claimed the show didn't make it weird enough.
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@Seul I've got a friend at work really pushing Brand New Cherry Flavor. What'd you think?
Six eps in - it's fantastic… Good, dark vibes... Good, low budget vibes as well
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+1 more for what everyone here is saying about Succession, I have been waiting with baited breath for S3.
@Giles I think you may have pushed me over the edge on starting a full rewatch of the Sopranos…I recently wrapped Breaking Bad viewing 2 and I think for the purpose of defining my all time favorite I need to give the Tony and his crew the same courtesy.
It's that or learn a new language, which can obviously wait another month or two
Oh and while I am here, sweet baby Jebus is season duex of Ted Lasso just about as good as comedy gets or what!!??
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I'm loving the new season of What We Do In The Shadows. The most recent episode had me cracking up!
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TED LASSO S02 was perfection IF you don't watch the x-mas ep. Don't watch the x-mas ep.
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It was a bit odd. The show has a certain sweetness to it and they turned that up past 11.
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I agree with all of the sentiments regarding White Lotus. Wtf. I love/hated it.
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Hahaha, I think I completely mentally blocked out the Christmas episode, that was shit…
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It was surreal when the musical numbers broke out. The wholesomeness was cloying.
Another critique I have is around the sponsorship issue. That was a thing and then it was not a thing. It advanced a storyline of the team and management having each other’s backs now I guess but I feel like that thread should probably have had a little more to it.
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I think for me it is all about the writing. The non stop jokes that are so subtle is something that really keeps me engaged. I also love the overwhelming sense of positivity, it's refreshing and I appreciate that they are pulling it off without it being obnoxious, so far anyway. Christmas episode notwithstanding
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I would agree with that by and large–but I would love to see more challenges and conflict--not a lot of them, that would throw of that kind of innocent balance the show has. But Season One had that with the storyline of the sabotage. It's a fine balance but the show is too saccharine without that tension IMO, so I think S2 has taken a step back overall.
Though I guess the intention is for Ted's mental health to be serve that role now, and I do applaud them for taking on that topic.
Note: I am a couple of episodes behind.
