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

[Inglewood Jack]

aside from the great storylines, performances, setting, and cinematography I think people enjoy White Lotus because there's boner-worthy people in it no matter what your preference.

[pseudoreality]

Originally Posted by woob

Really enjoying The Expanse. I average 2 episodes a night. Need to slow down!

Lucky you! You'll be sad when it is done though.

I hope they make book 7, 8, 9.

[cam_calderon]

I found the theme of white privilege in season 1 much more compelling than the sex stuff in season 2. Yawn.

[Sr. Mints]

The Harry Meghan netflix doc is one of the most interesting PR blitzes I've ever seen. And they must have been paid *millions*

[Erick Estrada]

Thanks to this thread we are deep into season one of White Lotus and are enjoying it especially my wife. Getting her interested in a good show is half the battle so mission accomplished.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Thanks to this thread we are deep into season one of White Lotus and are enjoying it especially my wife. Getting her interested in a good show is half the battle so mission accomplished.

I hear you there. My wife really liked White Lotus but it's tough to get her into a show. She won't give really good shows like Barry, The Bear and Severance a chance.

[Kidder]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

She won't give really good shows like Barry, The Bear and Severance a chance.

Speak of the Devil (not your wife )

Just stumbled upon Severance this week. Looking after a friends place who has Apple TV. Flipped through the menu and clicked on it, thinking in my mind I was going to start Succession, fooled by the familiar name.

Spent the most part of the first two episodes royally confused. “This isn’t anything like I thought it was going to be.” Eventually figured out the mental mixup haha.

What a show! Been a while since I’ve been that enthralled by a season. Usually these psych thrillers start to unravel and weaken as things get unveiled (See: Lost) but this held up right through the season finale. It could still happen here as well, but I’m eagerly looking forward to season two.

Before this series I checked out Dark on Netflix. 1899 was kinda meh, but really loved Dark.

I’m on a roll! Severance, Dark... somebody tell me what should be next.

[The Fisher Account]

I thought the Tulsa King would be super lame but it’s actually been great so far!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

I hear you there. My wife really liked White Lotus but it's tough to get her into a show. She won't give really good shows like Barry, The Bear and Severance a chance.

Yeah mine just couldn't get into Severance or Bear either. She was okay with Barry though thankfully.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Anyone watch new Jack Ryan yet? Came out without any hype. But then again I thought season 2 wasn’t very good.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Kidder

Speak of the Devil (not your wife )

Just stumbled upon Severance this week. Looking after a friends place who has Apple TV. Flipped through the menu and clicked on it, thinking in my mind I was going to start Succession, fooled by the familiar name.

Spent the most part of the first two episodes royally confused. “This isn’t anything like I thought it was going to be.” Eventually figured out the mental mixup haha.

What a show! Been a while since I’ve been that enthralled by a season. Usually these psych thrillers start to unravel and weaken as things get unveiled (See: Lost) but this held up right through the season finale. It could still happen here as well, but I’m eagerly looking forward to season two.

Before this series I checked out Dark on Netflix. 1899 was kinda meh, but really loved Dark.

I’m on a roll! Severance, Dark... somebody tell me what should be next.

That's funny, I thought Severance and Succession were the same as well. Then I listened to a podcast with Ben Stiller talking about Severance and I thought this sounds super interesting. I burned through the whole season in two days. Just really really good.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Kidder

Speak of the Devil (not your wife )

Just stumbled upon Severance this week. Looking after a friends place who has Apple TV. Flipped through the menu and clicked on it, thinking in my mind I was going to start Succession, fooled by the familiar name.

Spent the most part of the first two episodes royally confused. “This isn’t anything like I thought it was going to be.” Eventually figured out the mental mixup haha.

What a show! Been a while since I’ve been that enthralled by a season. Usually these psych thrillers start to unravel and weaken as things get unveiled (See: Lost) but this held up right through the season finale. It could still happen here as well, but I’m eagerly looking forward to season two.

Before this series I checked out Dark on Netflix. 1899 was kinda meh, but really loved Dark.

I’m on a roll! Severance, Dark... somebody tell me what should be next.

Have you done Atlanta?

My son turned my onto that show.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yeah mine just couldn't get into Severance or Bear either. She was okay with Barry though thankfully.

That's tough.

The Bear has like 9 30 minute episodes. Its a breeze and easily a top show this years.

Severance is so good. the acting, the themes, pacing, esthetic ...

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Cappy

That's tough.

The Bear has like 9 30 minute episodes. Its a breeze and easily a top show this years.

Severance is so good. the acting, the themes, pacing, esthetic ...

I think Bear is just too intense for her.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I think Bear is just too intense for her.

Yes, for mine as well. And just no interest in the premise of Severance so I went ahead and watched it on my own haha.

I still need to finish The Bear, we got a couple episodes in.

[Flabbibulin]

Ok so Willow is out of this world bad... probably the worst show I've encountered in 2022. And it is 85% on RT by critics- although the audience seems to agree on its awfulness.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Anyone watch new Jack Ryan yet? Came out without any hype. But then again I thought season 2 wasn’t very good.

Watched 2 episodes. Definitely better than season 2 so far

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

Ok so Willow is out of this world bad... probably the worst show I've encountered in 2022. And it is 85% on RT by critics- although the audience seems to agree on its awfulness.

It's one of those shows that you can immediately tell is bad but so many components of it should be good that you keep watching... and it doesn't get better.

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Thanks to this thread we are deep into season one of White Lotus and are enjoying it especially my wife. Getting her interested in a good show is half the battle so mission accomplished.

My favourite show of the last couple years. Big fan.

[nfotiu]

I'm enjoying 1923 so far. Both spinoffs are so much better than what the original has become.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Thanks to this thread we are deep into season one of White Lotus and are enjoying it especially my wife. Getting her interested in a good show is half the battle so mission accomplished.

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

I hear you there. My wife really liked White Lotus but it's tough to get her into a show. She won't give really good shows like Barry, The Bear and Severance a chance.

Originally Posted by Acey

My favourite show of the last couple years. Big fan.

I was probaby a little too tipsy on my rant in the gear grinding thread last night after Christmas dinner, lol. But my sentiment hasn't changed. I really loved season one and was super excited for season two, but unfortunately that spoiler by DowninFlames in this thread kind of ruined the whole season for me. It's sooooo depressing as I don't get into a lot of shows.

As Jimmy Kimmel put it "it's a show where you know someone died and then the premise is to figure out who died and who killed them, and it's crazy cause you think it could be anyone!". Well take that away and the show is kind of ruined.

Spoiler!

Once I knew who was dying I went from innocent watching to "okay, what's going to happen to her" watching. But as anyone knows when watching a show, it's all about the unknowing and anticipation of what could happen, what might the big plot twist ben etc.

With all that gone it was a totally different feel and sucked the life out of the anticipation and unknowing. To find out that her dying and the plot to kill her was literally the main premise and finale of the whole season just made that spoiler even more catastrophic.