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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crazy-Horse maybe some likeable characters? None of the main ones were particularly likeable, but maybe that was the point, given the brutal nature of the world they lived in, they had to be the way they were?
Yeah that may be a part of it. Also, once I got past the usual reluctant, grumpy and mysterious main man and the know it all female who doesn't listen to the main man I enjoyed it more.
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Silo
IMO season two is better than season one.
Landsman
Still enjoying this, even if the storylines for the ex-wife and daughter are boring.
The Agency
About to watch the ninth episode and this has been much better than I originally thought it would be. A lot less Jason Bourne than I expected coming from the Americans without the humour of Slow Horses. Still well scripted and acted (Fassbender and Gere et al)
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@Crazy-Horse just been doing a bit of googling on the Mormons, and turns out Brigham Young, the Governor of Utah in the series was based on a real person, along with some key events in the series based on fact, with plenty of liberties taken as they always do.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@Crazy-Horse just been doing a bit of googling on the Mormons, and turns out Brigham Young, the Governor of Utah in the series was based on a real person, along with some key events in the series based on fact, with plenty of liberties taken as they always do.
I think he was also a character in Hell on Wheels too.
Mormon history is nuts, you could make crazy violent/political epic shows about them.
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@Nepia yeah you could be right.
That new movie Heretic had a mormon theme to it, and I recently had an interaction that lead to me to learn more about mormon life.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@Nepia yeah you could be right.
That new movie Heretic had a mormon theme to it, and I recently had an interaction that lead to me to learn more about mormon life.
There's a shit load of Mormon content on YT these days. I was watching a doco about ex Mormons and they were talking about how young women in the church were encouraged to become influencers on the platforms, but often the trad wife ones (which I don't understand, if you're a trad wife why are you running a social media business)?
A bunch of my relations are Mormons (some studied at BYU - Brigham Young Uni), I've always found it odd that so many Maori are Mormon considering how racist the church was back in the day. (TBF, that is likely true of all the churches Polynesians adopted when colonised).
I didn't see Heretic, but saw the trailer, so the two girls were on their mission and door knocked on Hugh Grants place?
The Book of Mormon musical is great, obviously the church aren't great fans of it.
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Might get shit for this but the Mrs and I really enjoyed the Gavin & Stacey 2024 final. Didn't realise there had been releases after the 3rd season until recently. We ended up watching the show right through again along with the 2019 special which I thought sucked but the 2024 one made up for it. Show still holds up.
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Brilliant.
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Finished American Primeval, all up a good series.
By the end I did like the brooding loner character and even the main female wasn't as annoying by the last episode.
Guess it has been left open for a 2nd season.
Watch Home Improvement from start to finish, great series.
Silly humour with plenty of genuine laughs and heartfelt moments, were also a couple of eps with topics I felt were ahead of thier time as well.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
Brilliant.
Yep, now I’ve finished Squid Show this will be on the watch list for sure.
Speaking of……
Frustrating cliffhanger ending. Interested to see what develops with the 001 character. Obviously an ‘inside man’ but in saying that was definitely put in lots of risky situations with all the others….. -
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Monkey Dust
- This has always been a stalwart on my laptop when travelling - if I can't think of anything else to watch - I often go for a random episode
- (if you don't know it - it's a british animated sketch show - dark as fuck)
- But this week, I've made the mistake of watching it from final episodes backwards.
They were just less-funny at the end... missing the point of what they were originally satirising. And/or - taking it too seriously? The early piss-taking anti-americanism - just... taken to fucking over-the-top dumb. Or maybe I've gone native and defensive? But even the non seppo pisstake stuff - just seemed less funny, more... spiteful? Possibly due to show-founder Thompson being diagnosed with terminal cancer around that time?
I'm curious - if I continue to work my way back - will I find the progression to it becoming 'worse', or... will it destroy my original appreciation of the show completely.
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
House of the Dragon
A bit late on the bandwagon with this.
Maybe I’m a bit over GOT but it’s just not that gripping despite some pretty cool Dragon scenes.
3.5 episodes in and the characters are no where near as memorable in my opinion.
yeah, as i mentioned a couple of weeks ago Mrs Womble and i watch it when we fly as dont have what ever service its on.....im not sure im really "cheering" for any of them...theyre also dragging it out...plus we obviously know how it ends....will give it one more season....but glad im not paying for it...i assume we'll have to wait 2-3 years?
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
House of the Dragon
A bit late on the bandwagon with this.
Maybe I’m a bit over GOT but it’s just not that gripping despite some pretty cool Dragon scenes.
3.5 episodes in and the characters are no where near as memorable in my opinion.
It doesnt help they are deviating from the source material.
Which unlike the main GOT series they have no reason too as Fire and Blood is complete (well what they need for this time period/series) -
Finished Landman, pretty good series, certainly in the Sheridan style of lawlessness for the main protagonsists.
BIlly-Bob is excellent in this, his wife and daughter, toidy! His daughter, is a 27 yr old, playing a 17yr old, which isnt ideal given how much sexualisation of her.
Pretty good cast all up though, with John Hamm, Demi Moore, Ally Larter and many other recognisable faces from many other Sheridan productions.
Do wonder how much of the facts Billy-Bob spits out through the series are real, have to assume they must be pretty close for those bothered to fact check them...not me
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