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Paula and I tried and Deadloch, could not get on with it. If you want something pretty gritty, watch Save Me (Sky), my brother-in-law directed it, (well, the first 6 eps were) and I may be biased, but I thought it was amazing. Paula will not watch it after I told her the premise.
@jett , one of my favourite uses of the word fuck was by Phillip my Bahamian bonefishing friend (who sadly died of Covid, stuck on one of the Bahamian out-islands with zero care). He saw an absolute monster of a Bonefish cruise onto the flat we were fishing, and all he could mutter was ,"Fock me to tears, look at the size of dat"
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Agreed with @Matt that finales are hard. Agreed with @Tago-Mago also. That show got the ending its brilliance deserved.
They’re all modern classics, but Breaking Bad and Mad Men both had good finale’s. I also love the last episode of The Wire, despite the final season not quite maintaining the standard.
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You’re not alone in thinking that. IMO you can clearly tell when they ran out of source material and had to make it up themselves along the overarching story arcs they apparently got from George Martin. The show was on a downward trajectory and crashed and burned with the final episode
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The sheepskin inMasters of the Air is straight up porn
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@jiminstitches - I have. Loved it. Slow, brooding but full of tension. Yes, Andrew Scott is far too old to be Ripley but that aside, he is great in the role. Watched all eight parts in one day.
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@Crispy-Heron That's it! There was something that was bugging me, he is too old! Oh wow I need to catch up then!
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Can't remember who recommended The Bear, but thank you, Mrs H and I have been enjoying it a lot in the last week, and shorter episode length definitely makes it easy to get through.
Take the dive...
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@EdH love that show. Only thing I miss about Hulu.
It took me a while to get into it. I think all the yelling and freneticism was hard at first but after disengaging I picked it back up weeks later and found it to be such an emotionally impactful show and no longer just in terms of anxiety.
I think the turning point might have been the episode where Richie stages at an elite restaurant (“Forks”).
Think it, be it.
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@EdH I saw a video of some YouTube 'denim expert' analysing the accuracy his vintage denim conversation in episode one.
Astutely pointed out that a Pleated Type 3 is not a thing, but was impressed with the accuracy in which the vintage Levis were dated by the lack of copper rivets and painted arcs.
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@mclaincausey said in TV:
ook me a while to get into it. I think all the yelling and freneticism was hard at first but after disengaging I picked it back up weeks later and found it to be such an emotionally impactful show and no longer just in terms of anxiet
the yelling and screaming was a bit much in the first couple episodes for sure. It reminded me of the first couple of episodes from the Wire long ago that I remember being similar. Also enjoyed that show when they got past the need to have a shock factor of yelling. Though maybe it was all in preparation to condition the viewers for that Thanksgiving episode....
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@Matt I've worked in kitchens for 20+ years and that was never the norm. Only the executive chef gets "yes Chef" and not all the time, only when responding to some type of direction/instruction.
I'm in the Industrial/foodservice world now and i do get "nice to meet you Chef" and also address someone new that way myself when i first meet them, but it's not an always thing.
The Bear makes me cringe with its usage too, but if you can ignore that aspect the show is legendary in the gritty, maddening, emotional way its shot and written/acted.
anyone else started it?
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