Jupiter's Legecy.
It started strong, but the characters quickly fell into rather cookie cutter molds which made every "twist" super predictable. The themes it tackles could be seen as important but it's all hammed up to the point that it's bordering on soap opera level cheesiness.
Season finale was a let down.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
My favorite pandemic-era TV shows (in this order):
- Shadow and Bone
- Umbrella Academy
- Ted Lasso
The two Marvel shows were ok, but lost a lot of steam by the end.
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My wife absolutely loves it, just as she loved the Six of Crows audiobook. I haven't gotten around to checking out either tbhOriginally Posted by Loki
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I started watching 'Americans'.
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First few seasons are really good, though a bit slow at times.
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I liked the first two seasons, then had to wait for new episodes and never bothered to pick it up again. Should I?
I did just start the bad batch. So far it's ok, looks promising. Especially since the other star wars animated shows really picked up after the first season. I expected it to be a bit more kid oriented, since the characters seem a bit funnier - but given that two episodes in there's already war crimes and executions, I don't think it will be.
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
I started watching it because you said the second season was better than the first (I gave up after a couple of episodes the first time).
The rest is absolutely fantastic, you should definitely watch it.
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
It gets even slower and less believable (they kill so many people you'd think the FBI would become concerned). But the characters are still solid and the plot is generally interesting (though over the top).
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Watch now or else.
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Not until I've had my fill of Queen Latifah beating up bad guysWatch now or else.
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Loki s01e01 "Glorious Purpose" aka. "Glorious Exposition"
Hiddleston takes some time to get back into character, whereas Wilson is excellent right from the start. Writing is still pretty clumsy but it doesn't suck as hard as tFatWsHgdkuwSgdf did. I think I'm gonna like this show
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What are you accusing me of?
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I was about to watch Loki and then On becoming a God in Central Florida caught my eye. The lesser God will have to wait.
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Second episode of Loki still feels like they wrote a good script with decent dialogue and then sent in some misguided specialist to add expository dialogue and mess everything up. Just reassign that person to a different task pls. Owen Wilson is still excellent despite these annoying issues and other poorly vetted stylistic choices. Hiddleston not far behind. A lot of people at the TVA are just not very good from an acting perspective, and there's a lot of underwhelming and lazy dialogue.
But, with all that said, this was a great episode. Really looking forward to seeing where they take things from here.
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I kinda liked episode one. But I'll have to review episode 2 as I watched that when someone decided to have a psychological meltdown that needed most of my attention.
Finished The Americans. Overall very enjoyable though sometimes there were some slip ups that made me feel the writers got sloppy towards the end.
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Is Hulu still worth it? I've had a Hulu plus account for a while now, but I'm getting the feeling that besides the Handmaid's tale it's not really offering value for money any longer. Anybody has ony thoughts on this?
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I only had a Hulu account because my sons were paying for the "introductory" membership. Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite authors, but The Handmaid's Tale didn't meet my expectations. Some streaming services are worth the money, just to follow one series, but Hulu isn't one of them.
My sons also pay for Amazon Prime and Disney Plus (via their game consoles) but I've had better luck with HBO Max and Netflix.
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Disney plus recently added a lot of new content ('Star'), which included a lot of good stuff. I think it's my favourite streaming service at the moment.
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There's finally a trailer for the Wheel of Time. Not sure what exactly is happening there, but it looks well-produced.
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So about that.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...220028315.html
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Oh thank GOD
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Shame about the generic European fantasy show aesthetic but it looks like the girls are gonna knock it outta the park... this is the first time in my life that I'm actually looking forward to November.
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Big hype for WoT! The trailer looked good and I'm eagerly awaiting Moraine's Manethern story.
It's hard to comprehend that TV was just 3 network channels (4 if you include PBS) when I was inoculated against Smallpox. Most families back then only had one TV, with rabbit ears for antenna reception, and every broadcast was in black & white. (We had to go to the theater to see the technicolor of Wizard of Oz).
It makes me sad that the "new" TV generations who have so much access to the world, with thousands of channels, including social media web sites, are so damn vulnerable to misinformation. And that some 30% refuse to believe the science of masks or vaccines.
Someone will eventually make a movie or TV show about this weird Covid era, and get awards or accolades for making a new version of The Grapes of Wrath, and earn revenue from product-placements and merchandizing (Disney is especially good at that); it will be so blatant that no one can say it's subliminal. But we'll celebrate any adversity if it's cloaked in drama, fancy sets, elaborate wardrobes, or comes with a catchy tune, and put it on our kids' backpacks and juice boxes.
First episodes of the Foundation series feels like being on a date with someone who is trying too hard.
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Wow, I didn't think they'd be able to translate that aspect of the books to the film medium
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hari seldon did space 9/11
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
al qaeda means 'the base'. 'the base', 'the foundation' coincidence??? see beyond
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
Foundation is turning out to be a snoozefest. I don't know if I will be able to sit through another episode.
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Just watched the last ep of Billions.
It was a disappointment.
I think s1 and s2 was very good.
Then it lost focus.
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