What are you watching now?

[George K]

@xenon said in What are you watching now?:

I had a similar reaction after the first episode - nothing special... but my brother had raved over it so much that I powered through the first couple.

It's not a very plot-driven show - and it takes a little while for the characters to get interesting... and they're all pretty cringey..

On your recco, I watched #1. Yeah, nothing special at all. Actually kind of formulaic and boring. All these weirdos at a resort.

Must admit I was kind of shocked at the expose of the "cancer" worry.

But, also based on your recco, I'll give it another few chances.

[Copper]

I just subscribed to Paramount+ $50 for a year, paid in advance

I didn't really need another streaming network, but they have Top Gun Maverick starting in a couple days.

My wife likes the CBS shows, so it is a good deal.

[Aqua Letifer]

Watching Three Pines on Prime right now. Based on the Inspector Gamache book series. @George-K and anyone who likes detective procedurals might like it.

Pros: Interesting story construction. There are longer narratives that take place over a whole season, but also different cases that split the episodes into a Part 1 and Part 2 for those. What's fun is, this creates recurring characters for awhile as Gamache spends time in the town. (I've been told that I'll be Ruth when I get older. Which isn't fair at all. I'm not into ducks.)

Also, decent enough mysteries and copwork, and the characters do develop.

Cons: Eh, it doesn't exactly break new ground. And it can get a little tropey. But they don't screw it up too bad, either. Enjoyable enough.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer looks like it might be fun. Each mysterie is 2 episodes, so it's not a huge commitment if I don't like.

Added to my watchlist.

Thanks.

[Aqua Letifer]

Also, regarding Willow,

Amar Chadha-Patel is a fucking CHAMPION. The show is so bad. It's so bad. The cast, the crew, the writers, the director, the video editors, fucking camera operators for crying out loud—everything about this show is amateur hour. Even Warwick Davis absolutely sucks. It's not his fault—the writing's so shit that he couldn't save it.

But Amar Chadha-Patel is a beast. He's so obviously the adult in the room in every scene he's in. He elevates each total trainwreck into something almost worth watching. It's an absolute damn shame he's wasting his time.

[Catseye3]

@jodi said in What are you watching now?:

we had to go from shouting to mouthing silently what we had been shouting as soon as his foot hit the curb (so you could hear the lines) - that was way harder than it seems

Hey, Star, here's a tip for your next appearance. In soap opera crowd scenes, like yours, behind the main speakers, the extras mouth (or say softly) "watermelon cantaloupe" over and over, because doing so most faithfully replicates ordinary speech.

[Mik]

We tried to watch Dog (movie) last night. Don't. Just don't.

Started Echo 3, a new series on AppleTV. Pretty good so far, not sure how they make a series out of it Might get Lost-ish, where it just spins and spins and goes nowhere. Might be good.

Blackbird first episode. pretty good.

Will probably watch Emancipation this week.

[George K]

@xenon said in What are you watching now?:

Just finished the 2nd season of White Lotus.

Highly recommend. There's very little continuity between the seasons and they're 6-7 episodes each.

Great, great TV.

Watched the first two episodes of 2nd season.

I stand by my earlier assessment. Bunch of rich weirdos who give me no reason to invest in their stories at a five-star hotel. The only reason to continue is to watch F. Murray Abraham.

But it's not a good enough reason.

[Copper]

Top Gun Maverick hit Paramount+ today

It was about the same movie as the first one

That's ok, the first one was fun, so is this

My experience is that pilots don't really do a lot of that stuff, but I never attended Top Gun

In fact if I was your instructor, sometime during your first lesson you would hear me say "we don't do that Goose and Maverick stuff here".

[George K]

@Copper said in What are you watching now?:

It was about the same movie as the first one

Three years ago, I said:

1. Funeral - Check
2. Dangerous flying - Check
3. Crotch Rocket - Check
4. Crotch Rocket near Tomcat (even if static) - Check
5. Pretty girl on Crotch Rocket - Check
6. Ball on the beach - Check
7. Singing in the bar - Check
8. Upside down flying - Check

And "Everything wrong with the trailer."

But...yeah, it's a really fun movie.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:

Watching Three Pines on Prime right now. Based on the Inspector Gamache book series. @George-K and anyone who likes detective procedurals might like it.

Pros: Interesting story construction. There are longer narratives that take place over a whole season, but also different cases that split the episodes into a Part 1 and Part 2 for those. What's fun is, this creates recurring characters for awhile as Gamache spends time in the town. (I've been told that I'll be Ruth when I get older. Which isn't fair at all. I'm not into ducks.)

Also, decent enough mysteries and copwork, and the characters do develop.

Cons: Eh, it doesn't exactly break new ground. And it can get a little tropey. But they don't screw it up too bad, either. Enjoyable enough.

A *little"tropey? C'mon man.

Watched the first two episodes yesterday. It's really not bad. But the bigger question is, "Is it GOOD."

Nah. It's mediocre.

Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show

Yeah.

It was OK. Probably 2.5 out of 4 stars.

It better get better,

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:

Watching Three Pines on Prime right now. Based on the Inspector Gamache book series. @George-K and anyone who likes detective procedurals might like it.

Pros: Interesting story construction. There are longer narratives that take place over a whole season, but also different cases that split the episodes into a Part 1 and Part 2 for those. What's fun is, this creates recurring characters for awhile as Gamache spends time in the town. (I've been told that I'll be Ruth when I get older. Which isn't fair at all. I'm not into ducks.)

Also, decent enough mysteries and copwork, and the characters do develop.

Cons: Eh, it doesn't exactly break new ground. And it can get a little tropey. But they don't screw it up too bad, either. Enjoyable enough.

Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show

I had a problem with the beginning, too. It sucked. It does get better. But only better, it's not Name of the Rose or anything.

But no, sorry, it isn't bad. You wanna see bad, give Willow a try.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer I also didn't understand why the sub-plot of the missing indigenous girl was thrown in. It added nothing to the story, other than to act as a bit of a diversion. It had a totally unsatisfying resolution to that plot.

Is episode 2, the second murder, any better?

And, if you want to see quirky cops in snow attire, gimme Fargo, or for that matter, Lillehammer.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

@Aqua-Letifer I also didn't understand why the sub-plot of the missing indigenous girl was thrown in. It added nothing to the story, other than to act as a bit of a diversion. It had a totally unsatisfying resolution to that plot.

Uh, no, that's the season's narrative arc. That doesn't go away after the 2-part mystery is resolved.

Is episode 2, the second murder, any better?

Same town, learn more about the townsfolk. So yes. And the quirky cop drops the ball but gets better, that's her thing

[LuFins Dad]

Willow’s that bad? That’s a shame…

Anybody watch Wednesday?

[Mik]

I just watched the first episode. Loved it. great ensemble cast, lots of facets, likeable characters, excellent writing.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in What are you watching now?:

I just watched the first episode. Loved it. great ensemble cast, lots of facets, likeable characters, excellent writing.

Wednesday?

[Mik]

Yep.

[mark]

We watched Wednesday. Enjoyed it.

Link to video

[brenda]

Yes, Wednesday surprised me with how fun it was. Give it a try.