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LurkerJ on 16 May 2021

I am only subbed to Amazon Prime, and watch whatever it suggests, currently:


- American Gods 3 season is back on track, season 2 was a disaster. Watching the third season on a TV with great speakers because the soundtrack is heavenly. By no means a perfect show but an enjoyable run.
- Transparent: an interesting show, can be annoying at times especially that the characters are too self-indulgent, but it's good enough to go through it.
- Archer: I started it watching it because I enjoy Jessica Walter, she died recently after I finished watching the 5th season. RIP, beautiful lady.

I finished watching the boys and invincible before that; the boys got boring very quickly. I don't enjoy superhero stuff but Invincible format seems best suited for them imo. Tales from the loop was ...wrenching, but I still wouldn't recommend it, I thought the world could be a video game, Biomutant trailer comes very close :)

I have to say, the first few seasons of GoT were very captivating, not been as involved with any other show since then. Looking forward to Castlevania season 4



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hinch on 16 May 2021
Shaunodon said:

Been doing a fair bit of binge-watching lately.

Recently finished:

-13 Reasons Why-- the first season was surprisingly interesting, though I ultimately didn't agree with the end message and ethics of it. The seasons after are a complete waste of time. The only reason I may finally watch season 4, is so I can watch along with the Adum & Pals/YourMovieSucks commentary (the reason I gave the show a watch in the first place); it's about the only thing that makes it bearable at this point.

-Dark-- excellent time-travel series. Mixes hard sci-fi, drama and some philosophy without having to compromise in any area. Takes complex themes and concepts but makes them easy to digest by slowly feeding them throughout episodes, without having to rely on heavy sequences of exposition or other lazy techniques. If you like this and haven't seen Steins;Gate, I'd recommend that too.

-The OA(season one)-- unlike 13 Reasons Why, this taught me the perfect techinque for stopping school shooters. Second season apparently does a better job of answering many of the unanswered plot points, but if nothing else, I enjoyed Lucius Malfoy's performance.

-Alice in Boderlands(Netflix live-action)-- gave it a shot after someone here mentioned it. Pretty much your average live-action adaption of a popular manga-- bad special effects, lots of melodrama, overly pathetic protagonist. I'm sure the manga is much better, but even if it had an official translated release I wouldn't be bothered after this.

-The Boys-- it's nice to see some fresh takes on the superhero genre. This is probably the most fun I've had with a series in a while. A more realistic portrayal of superheroes in a modern America, featuring a lot of dark comedy but not too much cynicism. Nice to see two Kiwis playing such prominent roles and doing a great job. Hope it doesn't get too political with future seasons.

-Invincible-- fresh take on the superhero genre but also animated. Animation was generally great and hope they can get a bigger budget after the success it's had. Loved pretty much all the voice acting and music choices.

-Jupiter Rising-- ill-timed superhero series that moved too slowly, had terrible choreography and most of the actors seemed to be phoning it in. Lots of good ideas but not great results. Hope they can execute better in the future.

-Superman & Lois-- paused after 5 episodes and should resume soon. Shockingly good for a CW show, especially the special effects. A classic version of Superman has to face his most difficult challenge yet-- teenage boys.

Currently watching:

-Dragon Ball-- been watching on and off for about a year, roughly half way now. Aged like a fine wine. Animation is still great and the comedy is still entertaining. Haven't decided if I'll continue on to Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball Kai afterwards, but I do want to get to Dragon Ball Super eventually as I've yet to watch that at all.

-Re:ZERO(Director's Cut)-- given it's popularity I knew about this series several years ago but I only first watched it last year. Surprisingly good. Like a lot of fandoms (especially with anime), it's reputation is ruined by toxic shipping wars making it hard to get good feedback. Now that season 2 is fully released, I can move on to binging that afterwards.

Jupiter Rising is quite poor indeed. And Dark is one of the most captivating shows I've seen. The second season isn't quite as good but yeah, the story is so intricate and cast on point.

Adding to my watched/binged season - Ash vs the Evil Dead. Brilliant B-horror show. Big fan of Sam Raimi films/shows and this delivers. Must watch for Evil Dead fans. Just a shame they canceled the show after 3 seasons.



JackHandy on 16 May 2021

I'm currently watching season two of Squid Girl with English dubs. Back when season one came out, and I had blown through that entire season, I was forced to go online and watch season two with subtitles because there was no other way. Now that there's an official Blu-ray (it's been out for a few years but I only found out recently because I had given up hope), I'm in Squiddy heaven.



GeorgeD on 17 May 2021
JackHandy said:

I'm currently watching season two of Squid Girl with English dubs. Back when season one came out, and I had blown through that entire season, I was forced to go online and watch season two with subtitles because there was no other way. Now that there's an official Blu-ray (it's been out for a few years but I only found out recently because I had given up hope), I'm in Squiddy heaven.

Looks good. You will need to look too. Thanks for the recommendation



curl-6 on 22 May 2021

Just started Red Dwarf and Under the Dome.

The former is great fun, perfect for unwinding after a long day, the latter seem good so far but I am only on the second episode so too early to have a concrete assessment.



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SvennoJ on 22 May 2021

I'm currently watching Kingdom. It started out very promising, then gets bogged down in too much action imo, S2 so far is kinda meh.
I also watched Oxygen in between, fell asleep twice during it, I guess I ran out of oxygen! (French language is very soothing, easy to fall asleep with haha)

I should watch Battlestar Galactica again, I have the whole series on DVD.
Dark is good to watch again as well, although I didn't really like where it ended up in season 3.

Well, nice add in the way of the post replay button, ah there we go



HigHurtenflurst on 22 May 2021
curl-6 said:

Just started Red Dwarf and Under the Dome.

The former is great fun, perfect for unwinding after a long day, the latter seem good so far but I am only on the second episode so too early to have a concrete assessment.

Best way to unwind is drinking fresh mango juice, dipping your feet in the goldfish pond.



Mr.GameCrazy on 22 May 2021

Been watching Blood of Zeus. Enjoying it a lot so far.



Leynos on 23 May 2021

Farscape



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

TallSilhouette on 31 May 2021

Been binging on RE7+8 and hadn't watched anything in a while. Made up for it over this three day weekend.

Mare of Easttown: Didn't like it quite as much as the critics did, but it is a decent detective miniseries. Pretty melancholic but earns its brighter moments. Good performances and camera work. Lots of twists and turns but it can be tough to keep all the names and relationships straight. SNL did a good parody.

Those Who Wish Me Dead: I fell in love with Taylor Sheridan's work after the 3 hit combo of Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River. He definitely knows how to inject some modern Americana into a good crime thriller. Unfortunately his recent work seems to be on a downward trend. This one was pretty undercooked and a bit cheesy. Decent performance by the kid, though.

Cruella: It's tough to balance a villainous protagonist, even more so within the limitations of a Disney film. They do an okay job. Emma chews the scenery pretty nicely and the design teams have a ball. A stylish bit of spectacle.

A Quiet Place pt. 2: Nearly as capable as the original, just missing some of the first's novelty and its perfect ending. More of what you liked about the first with a bit more action to replace the lost mystery. Had the bad luck of getting a theater with awful coil whine distracting from the quiet moments, though.

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