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

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Jacks

The Sticky on Prime was fun to watch, fairly short.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19636984/

Kinda a Fargoish story about maple syrup in Quebec.

Get ready for mayhem, murder and maple syrup?
Yeah I'm in. Thanks for this

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Cheese

The Day of the Jackal was renewed for season 2 and has absolutely nailed it so far in S1.

I loved the last episode.

Spoiler!

Generally speaking, the Jackal was amoral. He often dressed himself as a Priest to avoid suspicion and detection, so we're starting to see the Jackal now start killing more. Which is great! Thats what we want! Thats what we're here for! The Jackal is supposed to be a villain you can cheer for.

I was hoping he was going to shoot that stupid screwup brother at the same time, but maybe that needs more arc. That guy is so dead though. Its a matter of time.

They balance his amorality with the wife and kid and that he just needs one last 'Big Score' and then he'll give it all up, but I dont think thats how its going to go. They're not following The Jackal storyline beat-for-beat so there could be some twists in there.

The wife to me is the boat-anchor character. She just yo-yos from calm and loving to caring and assisting to hysterical lunatic to understanding and forgiving...its like she's bi-polar or something. Who is this person? Sort her out or get her gone.

Overall it started a little slow, has some slower moments, but the last few episodes have been great!

[indes]

3 episodes into the second season of shrinking. The writing in this show is absolutely excellent.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by indes

3 episodes into the second season of shrinking. The writing in this show is absolutely excellent.

Will have to try this again. First time I did not get through 3 episodes of the first season.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

For the 3 of you who haven't watched it yet, go watch Fargo! Except the Chris Rock one. He got slapped from Will Smith for that!

Not only did I watch it my son got to be an extra in one episode

[Cappy]

Is Silo... bad?

It's got some consistent cheese and it's moving so slow

Spoiler!

based on this pace, she won't get out of the abandoned silo until the season finale.

[indes]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

Will have to try this again. First time I did not get through 3 episodes of the first season.

Highly recommend. I recall it was a bit of a slog to get through the first half of the first season as well, but it definitely pays off. I'm continually impressed how well they portray complex personal issues. It's hard to explain but the show is just so damn...realistic? The characters don't break character, and they actually deal with issues and are flawed. It's nice to see them avoid tropes, like characters having epiphany's and instantly changing their personality or just solving their problems out of thin air.

It might just be me (and I'm no film/tv critic) but I think it's a masterclass in writing and character development. The show went from 1 main character to 7 characters and didn't skip a beat, all of them are fantastic, believable and relatable.

[Ped]

Just finished two series that I thought were really good.


The first was Manhunt, which was about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton after the assassination of Lincoln. Starring Tobias Menzies, Oswalt Patton, and one of my favourites, Glenn Morshower. Some dramatization, and I thought it wandered a bit at the end, but I thought it quite interesting.


The other is A Small Light, a dramatization of Miep Gies and her husband hiding Anne Frank and her family, through until after the war is over. Some amazing performances, especially by Bel Powley as Miep, and Liev Schrieber as Otto Frank. A chilling reminder of what we let happen, and what could easily happen again.

[troutman]

I like Shrinking, but realistic is not the word I would use. The psychologists are committing all kinds of ethical violations that would be punished in the real world.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/b...ly%2520corrupt.

https://www.couchpotatopsychology.co...-of-shrinking/

[getbak]

It's the Ted McGinley show, everyone else is just a supporting player.

[indes]

Originally Posted by troutman

I like Shrinking, but realistic is not the word I would use. The psychologists are committing all kinds of ethical violations that would be punished in the real world.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/b...ly%2520corrupt.

https://www.couchpotatopsychology.co...-of-shrinking/

That's fair - I more meant in the sense that the characters and their behavior/reactions are realistic to their personalities. Jimmy would've had Pauls practice shut down many times over for sure haha.

To comment on the articles - they seem 'butthurt' for lack of a better term. I definitely don't enjoy the show for its portrayal of therapy. I genuinely enjoy the characters and the psychology today article sure does a good job of taking the fun out of it. It's a fictional tv show, not a documentary on therapy and dealing with loss.

Last edit: I've been to therapy, it would make a ####ty tv show lol

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by troutman

I like Shrinking, but realistic is not the word I would use. The psychologists are committing all kinds of ethical violations that would be punished in the real world.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/b...ly%2520corrupt.

https://www.couchpotatopsychology.co...-of-shrinking/

troutman meet TV

TV meet troutman


Suspension of disbelief is needed in all shows.

[troutman]

Fair enough - but it’s not a science fiction show.

I can’t watch lawyer shows because they make it seem like we are all detectives solving murders. I know a show about creating documents would not be that interesting.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by troutman

Fair enough - but it’s not a science fiction show.

Are you telling me that NYPD Blue isn't real

[indes]

Originally Posted by troutman

Fair enough - but it’s not a science fiction show.

I can’t watch lawyer shows because they make it seem like we are all detectives solving murders. I know a show about creating documents would not be that interesting.

As long as they have a ticker showing the billables I'm sure all the lawyers would tune in weekly! Wait the show is only 22minutes...how did they get 28 billable hours?!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

troutman meet TV

TV meet troutman


Suspension of disbelief is needed in all shows.

Hes a Lawyer. They're widely renowned for their sense of humour.

[woob]

Finally started watching Squid Game and am enjoying it. As a person who watches TV with subtitles, it was comical how bad the subtitles were until you chose English SDH. Learned something new there.

[Coach]

What feels real about Shrinking isn't the therapy, it's the GenX parenting, adult friendships and dealing with grief that feels real. And some solid zingers every once in a while.

[Red Slinger]

Finished Black Doves on Netflix and I thought it was pretty solid. There were a couple of leaps but overall very entertaining.

[Locke]

The Day of the Jackal....E10.