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[Folly]

Hey, is anyone watching Raised by Wolves? It's all the good and bad of Prometheus, in TV format.

I've been watching Raised by Wolves. Only halfway through the first season, but definitely hooked.

Premise is great. Believers and Atheists went to war, Believers pulled out an army of super deadly androids and were well on their way to wiping out the Atheists, then the apocalypse came along to wipe them both out. Before the end, both sides sent Arks to a new world to repopulate, and now these last vestiges of humanity are struggling to survive amongst each other and a deadly environment.

Special effects are flashy when they need to be, and sleekly stylish the rest of the time. Theme music is somber and poignant. Actors are all excellent. Everything about this show is really top-notch. Would recommend.

[Il Palazzo]

I mean, it's kinda cringy too.

[Yoink]

Couple days ago I started watching Orange Is the New Black, probably since some Netflix documentary in a similar setting made me think of it.   
I'd always been under the impression that it was a really niche kind of a show and probably just overwhelmingly unpleasant, but I'm actually rather enjoying it. Definitely a pleasant surprise. Also it has seven friggin' seasons at this point, so assuming it doesn't abruptly go to shit like some shows do I will have plenty to keep myself entertained for some time.   

[Ulfarr]

Started watching the "The 100" on netflix.

The show starts with humanity having bombed itself to (almost) extinction and with what's left of them living in some space station orbiting Earth. The life support there is failing and they try to get back to Earth only to find that some humans have survived there and are now savages and they don't like them...yadda yadda yadda. So far the show isn't anything spectacular or mind blowing but it's decent enough to pass a couple of hours at a time.

Spoiler: minor spoiler (click to show/hide)

My only gripe so far is the sub plot about the token saddist/murderer and overal jerk of a dude that just has to exist in every such show. At some point this dude is accused of killing someone and everyone in our group of heroes beats the shit out of him and then they casually hang him until the real killer finally confesses (she felt too guilty for the murder).  The killer then decides to suicide and now our lovely group blames the jerk guy for the killer's suicide so they decide to expel him. Justice, real justice.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Ah yes The 100, equal parts bad writing, good characters, and pure cheese--just wait til you get to the later seasons lol

[Ulfarr]

It gets worse doesn't it?   

It's true about the characters, some of the stuff they do is questionable (if not stupid) but they are usually good enough to pick up the slack from the bad writing.

[Yoink]

Couple days ago I started watching Orange Is the New Black, probably since some Netflix documentary in a similar setting made me think of it.   
I'd always been under the impression that it was a really niche kind of a show and probably just overwhelmingly unpleasant, but I'm actually rather enjoying it. Definitely a pleasant surprise. Also it has seven friggin' seasons at this point, so assuming it doesn't abruptly go to shit like some shows do I will have plenty to keep myself entertained for some time.   

I am up to the final episode of season two and I have to say, I really undersold it here.   
This show is actually fantastic. Pretty much all the characters are total onions, some of them somehow managing to dance a jig of heel-face and face-heel turns until they seem both a heel and a face at the same time. Its funniest moments really sneak up on you most of the time, which makes them so much better - I literally laughed 'til I cried at one point. Also there's this one line that really resonated with me, "I'm not an alcoholic, I'm Australian!".   

Quite a few good songs (not the theme song), too, especially in the end credits. Gonna have to look some of them up.   



Edit: okay, after three full seasons I think the show's quality has finally hit a noticeable decline with the fourth.   
'Twas a good innings, right? Still, I'm only two episodes in, so maybe it will pick back up. Also, why does this thread not see more activity? I couldn't bring myself to double-post, since my previous post was so recent already.   

[scriver]

I just finished watching the first season of the Night Manager last night. It was pretty good. Most of it's enjoyability comes from the actors being who they are though. Loki infiltrating the business empire of Dr House is a great premise.

[Il Palazzo]

I enjoyed The Night Manager immensely. It was tight, expertly crafted, and moving along with a sense of purpose. IMO one of the best series out there, period.
But for me, having Laurie as House (and his comedic personae, perhaps more so) in the back of my mind was distracting. Subconsciously expecting some irreverent quip would occasionally undermine the intended sense of dread. For some reason Loki wasn't that much of an issue.

[Yoink]

Just finished the second-last season of Orange Is the New Black. Damn.   
Season 5 was a little bit silly at times (although some of that is understandable due to the subject matter), but season 6 was good, despite the loss of a whole heap of established characters. Maybe it didn't amaze me as much as the earlier seasons, but I enjoyed it, and it worked slowly but surely towards a dang fantastic ending. That's a truly great season finale there, by any show's standards.   


Now, I've heard that the seventh and final season is crap, but I've heard various people say bad things about different seasons and none of 'em have really proven true so far, in my opinion. In any case I'll probably take a break to digest the one I just finished.   
And then, of course, there's that dread sensation of knowing you're near the end of the show and its stories, and that it's anyone's guess whether you'll find anything new to watch that's anywhere near as good... mind you, I feel that way pretty much every time I like a show enough to finish the whole thing, but y'know. Still sad.   

[Il Palazzo]

There's an interesting, uh, sports drama(?) on Netflix - The Queen's Gambit.
As its backbone it has a solid - if sometimes soapy - coming of age story embellished with great cinematography and well-captured period. What's impressive is how it manages to keep one's involvement over seven hours of what's essentially people thinking at each other real hard, in a way that feels natural, exciting, and mostly free of cliches. Apart from the last episode - that one falls back on tropes a bit too readily. I suppose in an effort to provide a sense of closure.
Very bingeable. Quite digestible. Probably not terribly memorable. A good way to spend an evening or two.

[Folly]

After 15 years of battling the Supernatural, the Winchester boys have finally driven off into the sunset.

[Caz]

Just finished the second-last season of Orange Is the New Black. Damn.   
Season 5 was a little bit silly at times (although some of that is understandable due to the subject matter), but season 6 was good, despite the loss of a whole heap of established characters. Maybe it didn't amaze me as much as the earlier seasons, but I enjoyed it, and it worked slowly but surely towards a dang fantastic ending. That's a truly great season finale there, by any show's standards.   


Now, I've heard that the seventh and final season is crap, but I've heard various people say bad things about different seasons and none of 'em have really proven true so far, in my opinion. In any case I'll probably take a break to digest the one I just finished.   
And then, of course, there's that dread sensation of knowing you're near the end of the show and its stories, and that it's anyone's guess whether you'll find anything new to watch that's anywhere near as good... mind you, I feel that way pretty much every time I like a show enough to finish the whole thing, but y'know. Still sad.   

I don't think it was *bad*, but it's pretty depressing and really different from the beginning of the show which was basically a comedy. But I get why they decided to get political about it. A lot of people wanted it to wrap up with happy endings for all but given that it's a tv show about prison it's just not gonna happen.

[Folly]

The Expanse is back with season 5! First 3 episodes are available now.

[Vector]

Rewatching Community. Not quite as funny as the first time, still funny enough. Heard Dark, on the Netflix, is good.