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06-23-2024, 08:46 PM | #2626 |
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07-02-2024, 06:43 AM | #2627 |
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07-02-2024, 08:07 AM | #2628 |
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Just got done watching the first season of The Gentleman on Netflix. That show was great. I thought the ending was slightly predictable though. There wasn't anything about all the pieces coming together that I went... nope... I did not see that one coming. But the acting was top notch and the rest of the story was just fantastic. There were so many scenes I really loved or was laughing my ass off about. Typical Guy Ritchie with the bouncing around a lot though but nothing that isn't hard to follow.
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07-05-2024, 07:02 AM | #2629 |
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So what did we think of the Bear S3? I listened to a podcast that brought it up and the impression that I got was there was some in the media that thought it got caught up smelling it's own farts a little too much (not my words).
This damn thing has it's hooks in me. I tried not to binge it, but I did like the last 4 episodes because WTF ever, it's got me. I thought it was some really powerful filmmaking. Perhaps moreso than in prior seasons that leaned on dialogue. I thought it leaned into the Forks/Christmas Dinner episode a lot which is good...for me anyway. I'm not getting that level of filmmaking anywhere else in my life. And the shit is powerful. It affected my mood, especially when I binged the last bit. I had to gear up to watch it. I've been putting in a lot of hours and had to find the right headspace for this kind of show. I had some empty calories type shows that I put on when I was in the office needing noise. this isn't thing. And perhaps it's a good thing there isn't much in my life, because while watching compelling characters be miserable is powerful, a little goes a long way. I also thought the internal introspection of Carmy was a really really interesting look into the human psyche.
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It's probably not perfect. They glossed over some real decisions that would drive apart a partnership in real life, but they more than made up for it by hitting some of the details that other shows would gloss over. Zooming out a bit, I think one of the big complaints is nothing happened. Well **** you. You're watching a show about starting a restaurant. Not everything needs to solve the worlds problems. They made good television that I personally found really compelling off a fairly simple subject matter. Much like much of renaissance art, beauty can be found in the most mundane details. I'll continue to go to bat for this show. I see and acknowledge some of the criticisms here, but in today's environment, I'll watch a show like this - every time. That might all change if there is more of this, because like I said, it wasn't an easy empty watch. But the calories are worth it so to speak. Last edited by Buehler445; 07-07-2024 at 11:36 PM.. |
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07-06-2024, 04:50 AM | #2631 |
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Me too. Awesome take on it, Buehler. I just finally finished it last night and thought it was every bit as good as the prior seasons.
I think what happened is when he conceived of this show it was a 3 season arc. But after the success of season 1, FX/Hulu wanted him to make 4 seasons of the show. So you can imagine they needed to slow walk some of the stuff as a result and that leads to what’s effectively ann elongated season 4 that focuses more on some of the character development. I thought it was so, so powerful. “Nothing happened,” but who the **** cares? Says something about our culture that needs immediate gratification and can’t enjoy a show like this for what it is. |
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07-07-2024, 10:15 PM | #2632 |
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Just finished S1&2 of Dark Winds on AMC. Really enjoyed it, glad to see S3 is green lit.
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07-08-2024, 06:26 PM | #2633 |
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I just finished watching The Detectorists on Prime and enjoyed it a lot. It is a BBC comedy about a group of people in rural England who go out metal detecting as a hobby. They have a club and go detecting with the hopes of finding Roman gold or some significant archeological finds. What they mostly find is ring-pulls, nails, buttons. They're nerds, of course - but the story is told in a very charming, heart warming manner.
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07-17-2024, 07:23 AM | #2635 |
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Anyone watching the new Vikings Vahalla? I like it a lot better than the original Vikings.
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