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    Loki
    wrote on 28 Apr 2020, 01:31 last edited by
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    Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

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      28 Apr 2020, 01:31

      Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

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      George K
      wrote on 28 Apr 2020, 01:41 last edited by
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      @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

      Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

      Season 1?

      It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

      I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

      The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        George K
        wrote on 5 May 2020, 23:18 last edited by
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        Having forgotten what the last season was all about, I binged through Homeland (season 7) this weekend. It's available on HULU. I hated how it ended on a cliffhanger, but the story was tight and well-told.

        Starting season 8 now. It picks up exactly where 7 left off, and reintroduces some storylines from years past. This is the last season, and I hope they wrap up a lot of threads.

        My biggest criticism of the series is the inclusion of Carrie Mathison's mental illness as a recurring storyline. There's no way, IMO, that CIA would allow such a flawed character continue to work.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • G George K
          5 May 2020, 23:18

          Having forgotten what the last season was all about, I binged through Homeland (season 7) this weekend. It's available on HULU. I hated how it ended on a cliffhanger, but the story was tight and well-told.

          Starting season 8 now. It picks up exactly where 7 left off, and reintroduces some storylines from years past. This is the last season, and I hope they wrap up a lot of threads.

          My biggest criticism of the series is the inclusion of Carrie Mathison's mental illness as a recurring storyline. There's no way, IMO, that CIA would allow such a flawed character continue to work.

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          George K
          wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:20 last edited by
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          @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

          Having forgotten what the last season was all about, I binged through Homeland (season 7) this weekend. It's available on HULU. I hated how it ended on a cliffhanger, but the story was tight and well-told.

          Starting season 8 now. It picks up exactly where 7 left off, and reintroduces some storylines from years past. This is the last season, and I hope they wrap up a lot of threads.

          My biggest criticism of the series is the inclusion of Carrie Mathison's mental illness as a recurring storyline. There's no way, IMO, that CIA would allow such a flawed character continue to work.

          Oh...yes.

          I still have two episodes to go, but this has been an exceptionally strong season. As I said, it picks up where season 7 left off in terms of storyline, and jettisons all the extraneous stuff that 7 had (the mental illness, the daughter, etc) and just gets back to good old spy storytelling.

          There's no question that Claire Dane's character is flawed, and probably would never work in CIA with these flaws, but it's a hell of a good spy story.

          I have 2 episodes to go, and looking forward to the denouement of the 8-season story.

          Well done, indeed!

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            28 Apr 2020, 01:41

            @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

            Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

            Season 1?

            It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

            I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

            The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

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            Loki
            wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:25 last edited by
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            @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

            @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

            Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

            Season 1?

            It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

            I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

            The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

            Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

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            • L Loki
              10 May 2020, 00:25

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

              @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

              Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

              Season 1?

              It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

              I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

              The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

              Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

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              George K
              wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:27 last edited by
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              @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

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

              @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

              Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

              Season 1?

              It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

              I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

              The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

              Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

              There's something to be said for popcorn. Danes overdoes it, IMO, but the storyline is interesting.

              It sorta falls off the rails in Season 3-4, but in 6-8, it really picks up again.

              As far as spy stories go, it's good, but not as good as "Berlin Station," which I will miss.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Mik
                wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:27 last edited by
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                Grace and Frankie. Hilarious, brilliantly written and acted and not as dark as so much of what is out there.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • G George K
                  10 May 2020, 00:27

                  @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

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

                  @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

                  Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

                  Season 1?

                  It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

                  I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

                  The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

                  Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

                  There's something to be said for popcorn. Danes overdoes it, IMO, but the storyline is interesting.

                  It sorta falls off the rails in Season 3-4, but in 6-8, it really picks up again.

                  As far as spy stories go, it's good, but not as good as "Berlin Station," which I will miss.

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                  Loki
                  wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:28 last edited by
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                  @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

                  @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

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

                  @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

                  Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

                  Season 1?

                  It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

                  I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

                  The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

                  Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

                  There's something to be said for popcorn. Danes overdoes it, IMO, but the storyline is interesting.

                  It sorta falls off the rails in Season 3-4, but in 6-8, it really picks up again.

                  As far as spy stories go, it's good, but not as good as "Berlin Station," which I will miss.

                  Clare the unbalanced persona makes her very desirable.

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                  • L Loki
                    10 May 2020, 00:28

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

                    @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

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

                    @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

                    Just teeing up episode 3 of Bosch. Totally engrossed. Thank you all for the tip.

                    Season 1?

                    It gets better, a LOT better. Probably one of the best cop shows ever. I'm tempted to watch all six seasons as a mega-binge.

                    I read the first Michael Connalley book and enjoyed it.

                    The Amazon version seems to conflate several books into one season, but it does it very well.

                    Mid way through season 3 and still look forward to it. Not that it’s superb acting, just plain old entertaining and engaging.

                    There's something to be said for popcorn. Danes overdoes it, IMO, but the storyline is interesting.

                    It sorta falls off the rails in Season 3-4, but in 6-8, it really picks up again.

                    As far as spy stories go, it's good, but not as good as "Berlin Station," which I will miss.

                    Clare the unbalanced persona makes her very desirable.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:29 last edited by
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                    @Loki said in What are you watching now?:

                    Clare the unbalanced persona makes her very desirable.

                    What's the old admonition?

                    "Never stick your dick in crazy."

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:40 last edited by
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                      And as Springsteen wrote in Blinded By The Light "But mama, that's where the fun is...."

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        mark
                        wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:42 last edited by
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                        All caught up on Ozark. Very intense show.

                        Started Picard last night.

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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:48 last edited by
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                          Binging is typically bad. You folks just stop practicing moderation after retirement?

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                            10 May 2020, 00:48

                            Binging is typically bad. You folks just stop practicing moderation after retirement?

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                            George K
                            wrote on 10 May 2020, 00:51 last edited by
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                            @Axtremus said in What are you watching now?:

                            Binging is typically bad.

                            So, if I'm reading a book, I should stop after each chapter?

                            Why is binging bad?

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 10 May 2020, 23:35 last edited by
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                              Finished Homeland Season 8 (the final season) this afternoon.

                              The entire last season does a credible job of being watchable without the context of seasons 6 and 7, but with that context, it's just so much better.

                              It wrapped the whole story up very nicely with a totally satisfying conclusion to most of the story arcs. It really, really, got into the spy stuff, as well as the problems of international diplomacy (overt and back-door). If you like spy stuff, you'll really enjoy this. I think it was one of the two or three best seasons, perhaps the best overall. Enough twists and turns to keep you interested and off-balance.

                              Highly recommended. It was just great.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                MainerMikeBrown
                                wrote on 10 May 2020, 23:39 last edited by
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                                Right now I'm watching an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond.

                                Their is only so much I can take of this show, as the main characters are always bickering at each other. It gets old and annoying, I think.

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                                  Kincaid
                                  wrote on 11 May 2020, 03:53 last edited by
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                                  Derry Girls
                                  Working Moms
                                  Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

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                                    11 May 2020, 03:53

                                    Derry Girls
                                    Working Moms
                                    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

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                                    Optimistic
                                    wrote on 11 May 2020, 10:58 last edited by
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                                    @Kincaid
                                    I’ve been having Comedians on lately when I’m cooking. It’s interesting to see the chemistry they each have with Jerry. Some of them just fall flat, and it looks like a lot of editing had to go in to taking out the awkward or silent parts.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 11 May 2020, 12:47 last edited by Mik 5 Nov 2020, 12:47
                                      #45

                                      Rewatching Yellowstone. They had a marathon yesterday bumping up interest for season 3. Kostner's best work.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        11 May 2020, 10:58

                                        @Kincaid
                                        I’ve been having Comedians on lately when I’m cooking. It’s interesting to see the chemistry they each have with Jerry. Some of them just fall flat, and it looks like a lot of editing had to go in to taking out the awkward or silent parts.

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                                        Aqua Letifer
                                        wrote on 11 May 2020, 13:52 last edited by
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                                        @Optimistic said in What are you watching now?:

                                        @Kincaid
                                        I’ve been having Comedians on lately when I’m cooking. It’s interesting to see the chemistry they each have with Jerry. Some of them just fall flat, and it looks like a lot of editing had to go in to taking out the awkward or silent parts.

                                        Big fan of Seinfeld and Chappelle both. But that episode was pretty damn awkward.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                          wrote on 11 May 2020, 14:12 last edited by
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                                          I agree that a lot of them are awkward. Seinfeld must really enjoy doing them anyway and his guests I'm sure are happy for the exposure.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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