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[brewer bob]

I finally watched the last season of GoT, and dear god, it was way worse than I expected (and I really haven't had any expectations for the last 3-4 seasons of the over-hyped show).

[Folly]

I finished watching The Boys, season 1.

A show about butthurt normies fighting a league of corrupt supers...I've definitely seen this premise before, more than a couple times. But putting aside the lack of originality, it's pretty good. Drama, plot twists, special effects...yeah, I'll come back for season 2.

[Jopax]

Finished Good Omens today. Suprisingly faithful to the book, also shows that you could do Pratchett/Gaiman humor fairly well in such a format, mostly if you decide to opt for a narrator of some sort. Other than that, loved it trough and trough, the casting was damn good and my only complaints are that some of the CGI looked shit (tho I have a feeling it might've been intentional in certain cases) and that the director really had a hard on for extreme close-ups, wether they were warranted or not in some cases.

[Yoink]

I've picked up Ozark from where I left off. Bloody good show.
Also, Flowers was good, turned out to be a lot deeper than I expected. It's a pity they apparently don't plan on making more, but it's worth a watch nonetheless.

Oh, I also watched season 2 of Happy, only to learn afterwards that it was apparently cancelled by SyFy. At least it wasn't a Netflix original, where cancellation is basically a death knell for the IP... I'm gonna miss Santa Clarita Diet.

[nenjin]

I finally watched the last season of GoT, and dear god, it was way worse than I expected (and I really haven't had any expectations for the last 3-4 seasons of the over-hyped show).

Now you can head over to the GoT thread to talk about Dune!

[Digital Hellhound]

I decided to give The Boys a shot and ended up binging the whole season. They've improved on the comic in pretty much every way. The humor is less juvenile, the characters are more nuanced, the satire is more pointed, and the whole set-up is more interesting. It gets super fucked up and gross at points, sure, but if you can stomach that it's an excellent watch.

[McTraveller]

So the wife and I found Doctor Who series 11 to be just as bad as everyone said it was.  I don't fault the acting, it was fine - the writing was awful.  I felt like the story was centered more around Graham (Graeme?) than the Doctor. He's the only one with a story arc and any kind of tough decision!

The Doctor had no character development at all - she just seemed confused, no connection, everything too haphazard.  Previous Doctors seemed haphazard but really had a plan.  This season was just... responding to situations, not managing them.

I miss Moffat's writing.

Also:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

At least they stopped beating you over the head with social issues by about episode 8.  Doctor Who always had a bit of a social element, but it was woven into the story.  The first several episodes of this season felt like "here's a social issue, how can we write a Doctor Who episode around it?" rather than the previous "Here's a Doctor Who episode, what experiences will the characters have?"

[Yoink]

I wonder if the God-Emperor is an Arrested Development fan?

[Iduno]

I wonder if the God-Emperor is an Arrested Development fan?

Like the guy in the 3,000 shai-halud stillsuit would watch TV. C'mon.

[Funk]

Old school Doctor Who, none of this "the man who never would" crap, he's pure "look he slowing us down so i'll club him to death with a rock".

[Folly]

Just finished watching Another Life, Season 1.

It's got a bit of an Alien vibe, with a crew of blissfully ignorant space-noobs traipsing through space, completely ignorant of the fact that everything in space is eager to kill them in horrific ways. There's also a 'save earth from evil but mysterious aliens' thing going on in the B-story. The sci-fi technology felt a bit inconsistent, with super-advanced stuff in some areas and modern tech in others. But other than that I felt like it was a reasonably well put together show. Constant suspense and drama and mystery throughout, and an ending that wasn't too cliffhangery but did leave a lot to build on in the future.

Season 2 is not yet confirmed, but I'm optimistic.

[Yoink]

I'm watching Dark, a German show from Netflix. Es ist gut.
Gets very confusing though, but not necessarily in a bad way.
Also there's a smattering of classic German thrash metal in the soundtrack, which is naturally a plus. \m/

[Il Palazzo]

I'm watching the new Dark Crystal series, and it's really great. The original film was a marvel of puppetry, but plot-wise it was shallow and unsatisfying. This one manages to improve on the visual/technical side even more and turns the world building to eleven, both in a service of a good - if, admittedly, so far, not exceptional - story.
Ironically, while the series owes its existence to the original, it also falters most visibly when it tries to tie in with the plot points from the latter.
Still, it's a fantastic dark fable, unlike anything else out there.

[Folly]

I just finished watching season 1 of Carnival Row.

This is by far the best show I've seen in a long time. It honestly feels like the next Game of Thrones, being packed with violence, sex, romance, mystery, and political intrigue. Acting, music, special effects, everything is top-notch. Really an outstanding work.

Minor spoilers for some backstory revealed early in the first episode:

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Carnival Row takes place in an alternate history, in which two human factions of The Burgue and The Pact are locked in a bloody war. Recent advances in naval technology resulted in the discovery of a new continent called Tir na Nog, which is populated by various fantasy races. The humans immediately begin claiming territory and fighting over it, and they force the natives to take sides and fight with them. The Pact win, claiming Tir na Nog as their own. The creatures who had sided with The Burgue were forced to flee their homeland to Burgue controlled lands, where the humans treat them as less than equal. And this is where the story takes place, with heavy focus on racial tensions and individual rights, and people trying to get ahead in life while others struggle just to survive.

Obviously, I'm recommending this one.

[itisnotlogical]

I started watching Merlin on Netflix. Although it came out in 2008, the cinematography could have easily been from the late 90's or early 2000's. All the obnoxious speedups, quick cuts and fast zooms make it look really dated. The few bits of cheap CGI seen thus far don't help matters.

It's an okay show, but not really something I could get invested in. Makes sense, since it seems to be aimed very specifically at the "young adult" demographic.