Members SuperBacon Posted April 21, 2020 Members Posted April 21, 2020 Oh yeah I'm aware, just saying Netflix could do with taking it on board.
Paid Members BigJag Posted April 21, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 21, 2020 Yep. It definitely has that 30 for 30 feel about it. Helwani tweeted something about the producer/director of The Last Dance the other day. He's supposed to be an extremely committed and fastidious a out his craft. I think it shows.
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted April 22, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 22, 2020 I've just finished Part 2 of La Casa De Papel and it's absolutely incredible. Legit one of the best programmes I've ever seen. I don't really watch much TV and on the rare time I decide to check out a new series, it takes me months to get through it. Not La Casa De Papel though....I've flown through Parts 1 and 2 in a couple of days, to the point I physically felt unable to go to bed the other night because I had to see what happened next....repeatedly. I can't imagine the second 2 parts will top the first but wow. What a ride!
Loki Posted April 23, 2020 Author Posted April 23, 2020 Does anyone ever start in on a highly acclaimed drama and.. it just doesn't click? We've had American Gods on our list for ages, and global pandemic seemed like a good moment to get stuck in. Despite the amazing cast and great source material... we're not feeling it. Very odd style and slightly stilted pacing. We had similar issues with Breaking Bad - it seems it's number one on everyone's Greatest Dramas but after two series we just... moved onto something else.
wordsfromlee Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Loki said: Does anyone ever start in on a highly acclaimed drama and.. it just doesn't click? We've had American Gods on our list for ages, and global pandemic seemed like a good moment to get stuck in. Despite the amazing cast and great source material... we're not feeling it. Very odd style and slightly stilted pacing. We had similar issues with Breaking Bad - it seems it's number one on everyone's Greatest Dramas but after two series we just... moved onto something else. i hated season two of Breaking Bad as well. It gets a lot better though.
Mr_Danger Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 American Gods is very middling. I've never gotten around to watching the second series despite enjoying the first. I thought I'd have another crack at it so rewatched the first series again, enjoyed it and I still haven't watched the second series. Ricky Whittle is surprisingly good as Shadow and Ian McShane absolutely steals the show but they just don't find the balance right for the mad shit. I think it needs to be more David Lynch-y. I finished Tales from The Loop. It's just really fucking sad. Of the eight stories only one has an ending that doesn't make me ache inside.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 23, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 23, 2020 Seven episodes in on Mindhunter, and I'm still loving it. The only bump in the road I found so far was right at the end of episode seven:- I thought Ford being put off sex because Debbie was wearing high heels was really obvious and cheap, and her reaction to it didn't really ring true with her character It really is extremely good though, and I think the steady build of characterisation, especially of Tench and Wendy Carr, has been superbly done.
Keith Houchen Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 American Gods is shite, Loki, you're missing fuck all. Ryan Naysmith's American accent is shite, he should never have left Harchester.
Marc Ambush Solo Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 Watched season 1 of American Gods... Couldn't push myself to watch season 2 somehow… Both The Walking Death and Games Of Thrones did nothing for me and stopped watching early on... Just like Good Omens… And while we at it... Haven't finished season 1 of Picard yet...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 24, 2020 Extraction Not *quite* as good as Six Underground, but this is still one of the best action films I've seen for some time. Hemsworth is fantastic, there's an incredible half hour long fight / foot chase / car chase / one-on-one brawl / another foot chase in the first half of this which has to be seen to be believed. Netflix should stick to action films with their originals.
King Pitcos Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 I really enjoyed Afterlife series 2. Exactly like the first in terms of the tone being all over the place and the whole thing being ridiculous, but a couple of the scenes had me laughing harder than anything on TV has in years.
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 27, 2020 Extraction - lot of fun. The one shot sequence was more entertaining then 1917. Fun action romp and worth a watch
Mr_Danger Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 They really go to town on the concept episodes in Community series 2 don't they. I won't complain too much as cowgirl Annie was just running in slow motion down a corridor but it definitely feels different from the first series. At least they make Jeff more of a dick and greased up Chang hitting the vents Willy style is a delight.
lars85 Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 19 hours ago, King Pitcos said: I really enjoyed Afterlife series 2. Exactly like the first in terms of the tone being all over the place and the whole thing being ridiculous, but a couple of the scenes had me laughing harder than anything on TV has in years. I agree. It's pretty much more of the same. Call someone a cunt, watch video's of the dead wife, dog stops him killing himself. Still enjoyed it for the most part though. And Diane Morgan in those glasses ?
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted April 27, 2020 Paid Members Posted April 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Mr_Danger said: They really go to town on the concept episodes in Community series 2 don't they. I won't complain too much as cowgirl Annie was just running in slow motion down a corridor but it definitely feels different from the first series. At least they make Jeff more of a dick and greased up Chang hitting the vents Willy style is a delight. They really go overboard on the concept/meta stuff towards the end of its run. Almost every episode has a variant of 'we know this is a TV show lol'. I really like the show and it's watchable all the way through, but quality-wise it does fall of a cliff around season 4.
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