What TV Series Are You Streaming Lately?

[Numbernine]

Eh. I love him, but Connelly has been recycling his own plots and tropes for years.

Oh yeah there's the primary case, the secondary and dealing with management but there's just a flow in
unfolding it I find very readable and escapist.

 

[otc]

Eh. I love him, but Connelly has been recycling his own plots and tropes for years.

I’m ok with some recycling (especially if you are trying to make the show being a mix of “case of the week” with a big season long case), but you’d think they’d be able to get more than 2 seasons of TV script before it just turns to lunacy.

And even season 2 had some pretty dumb elements. I can suspend a lot of disbelief to make legal dramas more suspenseful, but I want them to at least attempt to portray the legal system semi accurately.

 

[hpreston]

I'm at the point of my BSG rewatch where I'm pondering whether I prefer Kara Thrace with long or short hair.
It's a conundrum...
I THINK I'm going with short, but the long makes her face slightly less chubby.

Short

 

[SixOhNine]

Second three episode batch of Arcane hit this weekend. I love the show, don't get me wrong, but these episodes felt rushed. Some characters made decisions that didn't fully work for me and there are several storylines, making it harder to keep track. There's so much going on that a couple of times I thought, "Oh yeah, I forgot about them." My other issue is the music. The songs are good, but there are a couple of times where it felt like they dropped a music video into the show. It's more intrusive than I remember from the first season, and it feels a bit like they're trying to maximize soundtrack sales. It's still gorgeous and there are some emotional events that hit hard, and the voice acting continues to be phenomenal, so it's still a great show, just not quite as perfect as the first season.

So I ran through the final three episodes, which came out yesterday. It finished strong. Storylines came together well. My biggest complaint is what I said previously- they needed to dial it back on the soundtrack. Often distracting, occasionally outright annoying. Still, pretty great overall. Not a good as the first season, though.

 

[hpreston]

Anyone watching DUNE Prophecy? Thoughts?

MHO, Two episodes in, and so far its good not great, I'll stick with it. I hope, in the end, it can tell a decent cohesive story.

Spoiler: Possible Spoilers

If the main conflict is the mystery soldier dude vs Bene Gesserit, we know who that ends but could be fun to watch it play out. Any theories on what exactly he is? Is he a ghola (sp?)

Also, the Voice.... for me, it seemed too easy for them the develop the Voice... and they seem so angry (not calm, but forceful like in the films) when they use it. maybe a nitpick... but whatever, I guess that's what we do.

 

[mhip]

Anyone watching DUNE Prophecy? Thoughts?

MHO, Two episodes in, and so far its good not great, I'll stick with it. I hope, in the end, it can tell a decent cohesive story.

Spoiler: Possible Spoilers

If the main conflict is the mystery soldier dude vs Bene Gesserit, we know who that ends but could be fun to watch it play out. Any theories on what exactly he is? Is he a ghola (sp?)

Also, the Voice.... for me, it seemed too easy for them the develop the Voice... and they seem so angry (not calm, but forceful like in the films) when they use it. maybe a nitpick... but whatever, I guess that's what we do.

I’m enjoying it, I like that universe.

Plus, bewbs.

 

[hpreston]

I’m enjoying it, I like that universe.

Plus, bewbs.

There is that!

 

[SixOhNine]

Plus, bewbs.

 

[Numbernine]

Anyone watching DUNE Prophecy? Thoughts?

MHO, Two episodes in, and so far its good not great, I'll stick with it. I hope, in the end, it can tell a decent cohesive story.

Spoiler: Possible Spoilers

If the main conflict is the mystery soldier dude vs Bene Gesserit, we know who that ends but could be fun to watch it play out. Any theories on what exactly he is? Is he a ghola (sp?)

Also, the Voice.... for me, it seemed too easy for them the develop the Voice... and they seem so angry (not calm, but forceful like in the films) when they use it. maybe a nitpick... but whatever, I guess that's what we do.

First episode put me to sleep but the next two picked it up quite a bit. Definitely sticking with it for now. Its been longer than most of you guys lifetimes since I read the book but I have really enjoyed the different ways all the iterations have translated the world of Dune

 

[Texasmade]

First episode put me to sleep but the next two picked it up quite a bit. Definitely sticking with it for now. Its been longer than most of you guys lifetimes since I read the book but I have really enjoyed the different ways all the iterations have translated the world of Dune

First 20 min of the movie kept putting me to sleep so I gave up on the new Dune sh1t.

 

[SixOhNine]

In addition to Lioness, we're also watching Landman on Taylor Sheridan TV Paramount+. It's dumb, but entertaining, which seems to describe most of his shows. Also, Ali Larter is still 🔥. And her bewbs make a guest appearance in Ep3, for those interested in such information.

FWIW, as a former landman, I can say with confidence that aside about a minute in the first episode, nothing in the show involves things landmen actually do. Which is good, because title searching and lease negotiations are dull as sh!t.

 

[Texasmade]

In addition to Lioness, we're also watching Landman on Taylor Sheridan TV Paramount+. It's dumb, but entertaining, which seems to describe most of his shows. Also, Ali Larter is still 🔥. And her bewbs make a guest appearance in Ep3, for those interested in such information.

FWIW, as a former landman, I can say with confidence that aside about a minute in the first episode, nothing in the show involves things landmen actually do. Which is good, because title searching and lease negotiations are dull as sh!t.

Kind of like Ben Affleck’s The Accountant isn’t anything like a real accountant’s life. It’s just sitting in meetings and staring at spreadsheets.

 

[Black Lotus]

Anyone watching DUNE Prophecy? Thoughts?

The writing is awful. The script is based on Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's books, which are widely hated spin-offs within the Dune universe. I watched the first three episodes and couldn't stomach the rest. The only thing the show has going for it are the visual effects and costumes.

 

[SixOhNine]

Eh, you know what they say- bad books make good tv. Seemed to work with Silo and The Expanse.

 

[beargonefishing]

I'm enjoying the Dune TV shows. I, very publicly, hated the original book and original movie. Still do.