Late to watch, but my wife and I just finished the first three seasons of Mayor of Kingstown. Violent, gritty. Good show. Looking forward to season 4 in late October.
Man! Thanks for this. I've a few episodes in, and hooked.
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Just finished Friends & Neighbours. I enjoyed it for what it was but wasn't a fan of the ending. I think it should have been over with S1 but a non sensical twist to bring another season is what we got instead. I'll probably tune into the next season but it won't be a priority at this point.
There’s quite a few of these shows now where the season 1 story plays itself out, it’s enjoyable, but that kind of should be it
It's only become more prescient with the passage of time, for sure. Makes you wish we had that kind of AI looking out for us, instead of these Copilot bots in Excel that can't do math.
The audience is so fragmented now. When there were only a few networks we all mostly experienced the same shows. Now there are so many channels, networks and services. I may never see PITT because I don’t subscribe. Those that don’t have Apple+ are missing a number of great shows.
The music industry is even more fragmented. Soon, none of us will have a common experience of artists to talk about.
What is happening?
I agree with you on shows, but aren't pretty much all artists available on different streaming platforms for music?
I haven't really noticed any need to get different platforms for different music.
It's a different kind of fragmentation. There's never been more good music being released, but there isn't that ubiquitous inescapable radio hit jammed down your throat by the same AM/FM stations playing the same top 40 songs over and over and over again for months on end. People can search out and find the greatest electronica Argentina album ever made, and they can probably find the album on Spotify or Apple Music or Youtube Music. But they won't be able to find the six other people in Canada who have listened to it.
It's a show about Hollywood, which as a category has always overperformed at awards. They love the smell of their own farts in that town
So I just finished the season, and while I still stand behind the above statement The Studio deserves all the recognition it's getting. Those last two episodes were brilliant, I haven't laughed that hard at a show in years. So many amazing lines ("I knew he had a big dick..."), incredible guest performances by Dave Franco and Zoe Kravitz, and just give the Emmy to Bryan Cranston now because no one else comes close. The whole season was a fun ride, but that finale takes it into all-time status for me
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I agree with you on shows, but aren't pretty much all artists available on different streaming platforms for music?
I haven't really noticed any need to get different platforms for different music.
There is just so much music available now, we will all be listening to different things. Before we only heard music released by major labels. Top 40 was familiar to all of us. Not now.
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Fleabag (2016) is an awesome show, highly recommend. Just about finished season 2. Laugh out loud funny and really smart writing.
Kind of a crime she wrapped it up after two seasons. I think she could have easily got another season or two out of it. Definitely one of the best shows out of the last decade.
Kind of a crime she wrapped it up after two seasons. I think she could have easily got another season or two out of it. Definitely one of the best shows out of the last decade.
I'm fine with it. The narrative had run its course. Also, British shows are notorious for short but spectacular runs. They know not to overstay their welcome.
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Kind of a crime she wrapped it up after two seasons. I think she could have easily got another season or two out of it. Definitely one of the best shows out of the last decade.
Tbh I didn't know the show was only 2 seasons when I made that post so I was pretty devastated. After some time with it though, I agree with Cali. The show ended in a good place - there are far too many shows that overstay their welcome and taint what would otherwise be a great TV series.
Tbh I didn't know the show was only 2 seasons when I made that post so I was pretty devastated. After some time with it though, I agree with Cali. The show ended in a good place - there are far too many shows that overstay their welcome and taint what would otherwise be a great TV series.
I don't know. To me there's more to work than say Ted Lasso that's maybe being spread too thin as to me there's still more of a journey for the character to play out. Just because she now understands how to love, it doesn't make finding a partner any more easy dating today is hard and her difficulties in the dating world with new/better intentions could have still been done through a first person narrative.
Anytime a show hits a peak point of excellence there's the risk of not being able to maintain that level but Fleabag post apex would still be far better than most television today. I'm still holding out that she will revisit the show with decade later type of take.
I don't know. To me there's more to work than say Ted Lasso that's maybe being spread too thin as to me there's still more of a journey for the character to play out. Just because she now understands how to love, it doesn't make finding a partner any more easy dating today is hard and her difficulties in the dating world with new/better intentions could have still been done through a first person narrative.
Anytime a show hits a peak point of excellence there's the risk of not being able to maintain that level but Fleabag post apex would still be far better than most television today. I'm still holding out that she will revisit the show with decade later type of take.
Do those ever work?
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Sample size is pretty small to say but to me it's no different than any sequel where it all comes down to the quality of the material and execution. When it comes to big movie or TV show sequels, a lot of the time capitalizing on popularity to make money is of more focus and the quality of the original can get lost especially with new writers/producers, etc. With a small show like this with creative control still being held by Waller-Bridge I think it could.
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Sample size is pretty small to say but to me it's no different than any sequel where it all comes down to the quality of the material and execution. When it comes to big movie or TV show sequels, a lot of the time capitalizing on popularity to make money is of more focus and the quality of the original can get lost especially with new writers/producers, etc. With a small show like this with creative control still being held by Waller-Bridge I think it could.
So no?
I enjoyed the show, but honestly sometimes less is more.
I'd rather have the couple of good seasons than continued weakened seasons.
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