I need a new TV series to get into (old or new) v2

[FireGilbert]

Got Disney+ again when they got the Aussie NHL rights and have gone through a few shows:

The Bear season 4 was a disappointment. After the first 2 brilliant seasons the show has just been meandering with the writers seemingly not knowing where to go next. Too much time spent on being artistic and introducing new characters instead of progressing the plot. Feels like seasons 3, 4, and whatever they do for 5 could have been 1 season.

Then watched Welcome to Wrexham season 4. I enjoy learning about the quirks of the English system and as someone who finds soccer boring it's nice to have games recapped in a few minutes with the season covered in 8 episodes. Do find it less exciting now that the team is no longer an underdog and they are big enough to have their results spoiled. Also I preferred the older seasons with the shorter more focused episodes and every season feels like more and more like an advertisement than a documentary.

After that I watched Daredevil Born Again which was a huge disappointment. Love the Netflix series but Disney meddling made a mess of things trying to have their cake and eat it too being both a sequel and a reboot. Just some strange writing decisions with uninteresting characters and stories that go no where. Was finally getting good in the last episode and then just ends.

Then I finally watched something great in Andor. Was reluctant to watch anything Star Wars after the disasters of Episode 9 and the Obi Wan show but heard too many good things. Who would have thought a prequel to a prequel could be so amazing. Not just the best Star Wars property since the original trilogy but one of the best things on streaming recently. Great characters and tension filled writing with some interesting backstory added to the rebellion. Only criticism is I wish they could have found a way to make 5 seasons so the story of season 2 wasn't so compressed with time jumps.

Anything else I should watch?

[Fuzz]

Alien Earth

[troutman]

Only Murders In The Building

There are some good music documentaries.

[DownInFlames]

The 6th, and final, season of Solar Opposites is out now.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Locke

Yeah...I kind of got the impression that Gunn just 'Out-Gunned' himself, got bored and pulled the 'chute.

It sounds like they're not even sure if theres going to be a third season.

Honestly I don’t think it warrants a season 3.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Honestly I don’t think it warrants a season 3.

I agree. I kind of think that Gunn just threw stuff on a board and just did whatever he wanted.

I'm not criticizing the show, I got some laughs out of it and my expectations were pretty low, but it didn't seem like it was adhering to any sort of grand master plan in terms of story or plot.

It was fun, but it was losing it's way real fast.

[manwiches]

Very late to the party on this, but just binge watched The Pitt.

WOW... i think it might be one of my top shows I've watched in a long time. Must watch imo. I'm happy they renewed for another season for next year.

[Mitch]

Very very late to this but I started watching 30 Rock. Jack Donaghy may be one of my favorite tv show characters ever.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Very very late to this but I started watching 30 Rock. Jack Donaghy may be one of my favorite tv show characters ever.

30 Rock is one of the Greatest, if not The Greatest, shows ever on TV.

It is an absolute pleasure to watch with numerous layers of awesome.

Enjoy

[DownInFlames]

Hidden America was a parody of travel shows on SeeSo, so not many people got to see it, including me. The clips I saw were funny though, including Anthony Bourdain playing way against type.


It's now on YouTube for free if you want to check it out.




https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app...76GUnpG3g97fjU

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

30 Rock is one of the Greatest, if not The Greatest, shows ever on TV.

It is an absolute pleasure to watch with numerous layers of awesome.

Enjoy

I could watch Tracy Morgan saying 'what would I do?' in the Oprah voice all day.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by FireGilbert

Got Disney+ again when they got the Aussie NHL rights and have gone through a few shows:

The Bear season 4 was a disappointment. After the first 2 brilliant seasons the show has just been meandering with the writers seemingly not knowing where to go next. Too much time spent on being artistic and introducing new characters instead of progressing the plot. Feels like seasons 3, 4, and whatever they do for 5 could have been 1 season.

Then watched Welcome to Wrexham season 4. I enjoy learning about the quirks of the English system and as someone who finds soccer boring it's nice to have games recapped in a few minutes with the season covered in 8 episodes. Do find it less exciting now that the team is no longer an underdog and they are big enough to have their results spoiled. Also I preferred the older seasons with the shorter more focused episodes and every season feels like more and more like an advertisement than a documentary.

After that I watched Daredevil Born Again which was a huge disappointment. Love the Netflix series but Disney meddling made a mess of things trying to have their cake and eat it too being both a sequel and a reboot. Just some strange writing decisions with uninteresting characters and stories that go no where. Was finally getting good in the last episode and then just ends.

Then I finally watched something great in Andor. Was reluctant to watch anything Star Wars after the disasters of Episode 9 and the Obi Wan show but heard too many good things. Who would have thought a prequel to a prequel could be so amazing. Not just the best Star Wars property since the original trilogy but one of the best things on streaming recently. Great characters and tension filled writing with some interesting backstory added to the rebellion. Only criticism is I wish they could have found a way to make 5 seasons so the story of season 2 wasn't so compressed with time jumps.

Anything else I should watch?

I would say getting dragged into the franchises can be rough, but Wandavision is great, Loki S1 is as good S2 almost as good, Hawkeye is worth a watch at Christmas time, and Agatha All Along is a good enough follow up to wandavision.

If you liked Andor, I would recommend all of those 4 highly, and moon night moderately, then I would probably skip the other marvel shows.

I also really like paradise

[Coach]

Originally Posted by #-3

I would say getting dragged into the franchises can be rough, but Wandavision is great, Loki S1 is as good S2 almost as good, Hawkeye is worth a watch at Christmas time, and Agatha All Along is a good enough follow up to wandavision.

If you liked Andor, I would recommend all of those 4 highly, and moon night moderately, then I would probably skip the other marvel shows.

I also really like paradise

Personally, I would rank Loki above Wandavision. Wandavision set up something very cool but the end was pretty meh. I thought Loki set up something world changing, had a couple lulls, but the way it wraps up is totally awesome and changes Loki's character in a way that makes me excited to see how he pops up again. Hawkeye is a little silly fun and worth a watch on a lazy Christmas weekend I agree. Agatha was pretty bad IMO. Only worth it if you reaaaaally like Hahn and/or Plaza.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

The entire purpose of Wandavision was to set up the plot for Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness.

The Loki storyline also contributes to the multiverse idea, but then sets up the bad guy for Antman and Wasp: Quantumania.

And I would watch Katherine Hahn read the phone book. She's amazing.

In either case, the tv series may have been the better product than the movies they relate to, even if they fall flat at the end.

[FireGilbert]

I did watch the MCU shows when I last had Disney a couple years ago. WandaVision and She Hulk were the best as they actually felt like TV shows and made good use of the episodic format. Thought the others were fine but felt like movies that had their run time padded. Gave up after the disaster of Secret Invasion so haven’t watched Agatha or anything since, except Daredevil.

[Coach]

Secret Invasion was terrible. Such a waste.

[Locke]

If you're looking for a new TV show, 'The Last Frontier' on Apple TV.

I am only 1 episode in but so far its great.

Essentially...a plane full of dangerous prisoners crash lands in Fairbanks, Alaska and the local Marshall has to catch them.

Theres more to it, but find out for yourselves.

[Locke]

Slow Horses...sometimes well delivered dialogue is just perfect...

Spoiler!

"That could have been anyone!

Oldman: "What do you mean it could have been anyone? Name me one person who has a grudge against Penguins?"

"Batman?"

[Sr. Mints]

Task (Crave/HBO) was outstanding.

Tom Pelfrey delivers a remarkably nuanced and tragic performance, and Mark Ruffalo brings a lot to the table (and it's nice to see him as something other than the Incredible Hulk.)

It's quite riveting, and at the same time very bleak. But it also manages to string a ton of empathy into an otherwise straightforward crime show, which sets it apart.

[KTrain]

I loved Task.

For just seven episodes, they managed to tell an incredible amount of story. So many overlapping plotlines, each given enough time to really make an impact.