What a shit show in Florida.
Press mixed with YouTubers mixed with red or American flag dressed supporters being interviewed as freaks.
Such a classy ex-President, such an intelligent crowd. :roll:
May he get a perfect indictment and may his ratings be sky high.
What a dick.

Svengoolie
wtf

Succession - The show is great, but I had a hard time getting into it b/c I don't care about any of the spoiled arrogant rich people or their terrible company. But the spouse likes it so we watched and eventually it stuck. I guess it's a form of hate-watching - I don't hate the show, just the characters, and it is fun to watch them scheme and backstab, I guess. Very Shakespearean. Worth watching for the senate hearings alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2pSguRn7U

Kevin Can F**k Himself - A dark comedy, and a send-up of the misogynistic TV we all grew up with and the sitcom medium itself. While not perfect or always successful, it was overall great and i for one enjoyed the use of lighting and laugh track to highlight perspective change, and just when it starts to get old they change it up. Annie Murphy in the lead role is amazing.

Bob's Burgers - We use this as a palate cleanser after shows or movies that are too intense. It continues to be entertaining and lighthearted without being just stupid like so many "adult" cartoons.

[quote="firehazard"]
Mind you, from my memories of reading [i]The Silmarillion[/i], that was pretty darn slow too.[/quote]

This is very true. Took me three attempts, the third was was during the full lockdown part of the pandemic, finally got through it. Found i needed long uninterrupted stretches (and have the Tolkien atlas & bestiary to hand helped as well).

[quote="firehazard"]
And yeah, still better than those [i]Hobbit[/i] films. Mind you, a visit to the dentist is better than those.[/quote]

:D Very true! I tried re-watching when I was laid up with COVID, couldn't even in that state.

[quote="Low D"]
Rings Of Power - I'm struggling to love it. I guess my main complaint is that the elves really lack the gravitas that they had in the LOTR films. They are acted a bit too human. The young & angry Galadriel character is a bit hackneyed too. It's still pretty good for those who like fantasy and a must-watch for Tolkien fans. Still 1,000,000 times better than The Hobbit films.[/quote]

We have tried starting this. Really wanted to like it, and Mme firehazard even put up with my making us watch it against her better judgement. But oh feck it's so bleedin' slow. And those pre-hobbit types who sound like OrishRover ffs. Have given up now.

Mind you, from my memories of reading [i]The Silmarillion[/i], that was pretty darn slow too.

And yeah, still better than those [i]Hobbit[/i] films. Mind you, a visit to the dentist is better than those.

She-Hulk - It's silly and irreverent, in a good way, and feminist in that it's written by women and gives a slightly realistic portrayal of women in a realistic modern world (except for the supers). We are really enjoying it, but the producers are squandering Tatiana Maslany. They scored the greatest multi-role actor since Peter Sellers (if you haven't seen [i]Orphan Black[/i], she played many very different clones, and she did it amazingly) and then subbed in a cheesy smiley CGI She Hulk with none of Maslany's gifts.

Rings Of Power - I'm struggling to love it. I guess my main complaint is that the elves really lack the gravitas that they had in the LOTR films. They are acted a bit too human. The young & angry Galadriel character is a bit hackneyed too. It's still pretty good for those who like fantasy and a must-watch for Tolkien fans. Still 1,000,000 times better than The Hobbit films.

House Of The Dragon - Me and especially Mrs. Me are actually liking this more. The producers of the Tolkien series have done their best to bring women into the stories, but George R.R. has always paid more attention to women, even in his earlier work. There's a line in episode 3 that feels... current: [i]"Men would rather set the realm ablaze than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne."[/i] Also, I wasn't sure Matt Smith could pull off bad guy / creepy uncle but he's amazing.

Any All Creatures Great and Small fans on here?? If so you you may of recognised well known Folk Music Icon Mike Harding acting as Isaac Cranford!

The Book Of Boba Fett & Obi Wan Kenobi

I actually liked [i]Book of Boba Fett[/i] more, despite not really liking this Boba Fett character they've developed. It is a bit of an ensemble show, so the pressure is off the lead to carry the whole thing. That said, Ewan MacGreggor does a fine job leading [i]Obi Wan Kenobi[/i], but I think the overwhelming brooding seriousness of the latter Star Wars movies inevitably seeps into this show a bit. [i]Book of Boba Fett[/i] has a sometimes outright lighthearted aspect missing from much of the franchise (Amy Sedaris as mechanic Peli Motto:[i] "I dated a Jawa once <snaps teetch 2x>... very furry"[/i]).

That said, I enjoyed both.

[quote="firehazard"]We've also finally got season 2 of [i]The Great[/i]. Which is what it says, again.[/quote]
It is, in fact, pretty great.

I've been very happy that [i]Primal[/i] has returned for Season 2. It is as bloody and brutal and completely historically bonkers as before, yet remains remarkably effective at telling a story with humor, humanity, pathos, and more nearly all visually. And it remains a fine embodiment of "a boy and his dog."

Also been enjoying the final season of [i]Better Call Saul[/i]. They're doing a very good job tying up all their own lose ends and then feeding smoothly into the timeline/story of [i]Breaking Bad[/i]. I'll miss this show after its gone.

[quote="DzM"][quote="firehazard"] [i]Trom[/i], Faroese noir.[/quote]
Those LOOK like real words but are clearly gibberish made by someone that has seen the Latin-derived languages and is trying to approximate them. It's like they're grasping for "lorem ipsum dolarum sit amet" but aren't aware that there is already a standard.[/quote]

I think it's what's called "creative writing". Alternatively it could be nonsense.

We've also finally got season 2 of [i]The Great[/i]. Which is what it says, again.

[quote="firehazard"] [i]Trom[/i], Faroese noir.[/quote]
Those LOOK like real words but are clearly gibberish made by someone that has seen the Latin-derived languages and is trying to approximate them. It's like they're grasping for "lorem ipsum dolarum sit amet" but aren't aware that there is already a standard.

[i]Four Strangers [Uspjeh][/i], a good bit of Croatian noir under the C4 Walter Presents banner.

And [i]Trom[/i], Faroese noir. The Faroe Islands look nice. Mostly.

Is this the same as Call My Agent? We loved that.

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Ten Percent - British comedy series on Prime Video. Based on the French series [i]Dix pour cent[/i], set in a talent agency in London. Fans of [i]Twenty Twelve[/i] and [i]W1A[/i] will enjoy this, although it does add some serious storylines and is more "comedy drama" than straight comedy.

We just spent a week in quarantine because I, and then my family, got the COVID. Among the things we binged was HBO's [i]Our Flag Means Death[/i], which was silly but fun, and will be enjoyed by those who enjoy [i]What We Do In The Shadows[/i], [i]Wellington Paranormal[/i], etc. Or fans of piracy - the sets are brilliant and much of the writing actually very historically accurate (the content, if not the dialogue, a la [i]The Great[/i]). Taika Waititi is, of course, brilliant as Blackbeard.

[i]Russian Doll [/i](Season 2) - this one seems to be dividing critics. We loved it, and as time paradox writing goes, this was some of my favourite of all time (hah). Natasha Lyonne is endlessly comedically compelling bumbling through her own timeline, and there's not a weak member of this cast.

I tried watching a bit of[i] The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance[/i] and it is [i]so beautiful[/i] and the writing is [i]so terrible[/i].

[i]Meltdown: Three Mile Island[/i] - a great short Netflix mini series showing you how close it got, how much it was fumbled, and then fumbled, and then fumbled, and how "ordinary" people are the only reason we're all here.

[i]The Miami Showband Massacre[/i] - fuck the Brits, and never doubt how far The State will go to cover up their misdeeds.

We also watched a bunch of [i]Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations[/i] and even though this was several years before his suicide, you can really see him struggling with his role in the world. It's an enjoyable show still, although often difficult watching for a room of vegetarians.

[i]Schitt's Creeek[/i] is a great show to watch any random episode of at any time, the way people like to do with [i]The Office[/i]. [i]Arrested Development[/i] is also still great, but more rewarding watching in order.