"The New Pope"

[George K]

"He has risen!"

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[Mik]

I'd like to start with The Young Pope. Is it on Netflix or Amazon?

[George K]

@Mik Nope. HBO.

[89th]

@George-K that does look great. Reminds me of Mr Robot, another series I watched and recently finished. The plot is unique and the storylines are abstract at times, but hot damn if it wasn’t the best directed and/or had the best cinematography of any TV show I’ve ever seen. Like you said, many moments in the show are pure art at its finest.

[George K]

Pope John Paul III meets Sharon Stone:

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[Doctor Phibes]

Perfect timing - we recently subscribed to HBO Max. This looks wonderful.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes you should start with "The Young Pope" for context. Jude Law is wonderful.

[Doctor Phibes]

It shall be done...

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in "The New Pope":

It shall be done...

Heads up, tho...

THere's a fair amount of nudity in it.

And by "fair," I mean "a lot," especially in "The New Pope."

[Doctor Phibes]

Women or men?

[Doctor Phibes]

If John Malkovich gets his old fellah out, I'm going to pass.

[Ivorythumper]

MS and I really like The Young Pope -- some very sophisticate inside Catholic theology and politics.

The New Pope kinda limped.

Cardinal Voiello was perfectly written and perfectly acted.

And both, as George notes, were sumptuously filmed.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in "The New Pope":

Women or men?

Both - but not Malkovich, thank goodness.

Well, at least not from the front.

[89th]

@Doctor-Phibes said in "The New Pope":

Perfect timing - we recently subscribed to HBO Max. This looks wonderful.

Check out Silicon Valley too. Fun show.

[Ivorythumper]

@89th I just finished binge watching it -- well written.