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TwistedChief 02-02-2022 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 16121068)
I watched Boardwalk Empire on the recommendation of Twisted Chief.

It’s worth the time if you have HBO for something else.

It does a LOT of things well. It manages a lot of personalities well. It does the period stuff awesome. Which I’m a total goober for. It mixes in some historical characters pretty well, and IMO does a really nice job with Lucky Luciano and Capone on later seasons. Also
Spoiler!


It had some pretty compelling characters. Richard Harrow was probably the best performed. Chalky was another one that just killed it.

It’s not perfect. It misses the mark on some stuff. About the middle of Season 3, goddamn everybody is unlikable and it became a tougher watch but pulled it back up and let you root for people again.

All in all it was a good one. Thanks Twisted.

Chalky and Arnold Rothstein. Valentine Narcisse. Great characters.

Glad you enjoyed, man. I've considered a rewatch of that one but there's so much else to get through.

Is Ted Lasso a must-see, guys? I don't know why but I so very much prefer binge watching dramas over comedies. E.g., I recognize the brilliance of Schitt's Creek but it still seems too saccharine to plow through in binge fashion.

Buehler445 02-02-2022 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief (Post 16127681)
Chalky and Arnold Rothstein. Valentine Narcisse. Great characters.

Glad you enjoyed, man. I've considered a rewatch of that one but there's so much else to get through.

Is Ted Lasso a must-see, guys? I don't know why but I so very much prefer binge watching dramas over comedies. E.g., I recognize the brilliance of Schitt's Creek but it still seems too saccharine to plow through in binge fashion.

I like Lasso. But I fully expected to HATE THAT SHIT. But it does a lot of things right. Some of the funny stuff they got right, most of the feels-y stuff hits you in the feels.

S2 is worth the watch, but some of the funny stuff missed, but worth the watch IMO.

It's a light watch, but it tackles some fairly ambitious goals but manages not to get out over it's skis. It's not lifechanging, but after I binged S1, it stuck with me for awhile.

BigBeauford 02-02-2022 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief (Post 16127681)
Chalky and Arnold Rothstein. Valentine Narcisse. Great characters.

Glad you enjoyed, man. I've considered a rewatch of that one but there's so much else to get through.

Is Ted Lasso a must-see, guys? I don't know why but I so very much prefer binge watching dramas over comedies. E.g., I recognize the brilliance of Schitt's Creek but it still seems too saccharine to plow through in binge fashion.

I enjoyed Season 1, Season 2 not so much. Really falls into what I would call saccharine.

Nickhead 02-04-2022 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 16104771)
This COULD actually be brilliant, first premise is Arnett is an investigator who always gets assigned celebrities as sidekicks who are 'doing research' for a role, . . . second premise is, the celebrities go into the scene with no direction except be yourself and go with it. Could be a trainwreck, could be a masterpiece.

It's an adaption of a popular show Murder in Successville on BBC, you can track down so clips of it to get a flavor of what's the what.

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just watched the entire series tonight ROFL

it's like improv 'CLUE', and the character breaks remind me of 'Mrs. Brown's Boys'

really good :thumb:

Baby Lee 02-04-2022 09:17 AM

THREE WEEKS

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ModSocks 02-04-2022 04:45 PM

My wife picked the last show for us to watch and she picked this:

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Holy **** did it suck. I mean.....ooooof it was bad. My wife didn't finish the series. I did, only because it was so laughably bad i just had to see if it could get worse.

It did.

It's been a long time since i've seen a series so poorly written. Avoid this shit at all costs.

Pepe Silvia 02-04-2022 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 16123726)
Someone involved with that show is a musical and cultural SAVANTE. Capturing moods and eras with just the right touches and choices without being satirical or snarky. . . I mean a totally Xmas morning appropriate . . . Marlboro Miles SWEATSHIRT fer chrissakes?!?!? Genius

And whomever cast the younger versions of the Gemstone clan knocked it out of the effing PARK!! It almost seems like a spinoff of just the teens showing how the adults came to be how they are would work in it's own right.

EDIT - for those who skipped the credits, you missed an awesome credit music song [part of why I made the musical savante remark above], leaving it here for posterity . . . It's been in my head ALL WEEK.

Spoiler!

Interesting backstory with Woodstock, it is a catchy old tune for sure. I also like the whistling cowboy instrumental that plays regularly throughout the series like when Baby Billy was bunking for the night.

unlurking 02-04-2022 08:02 PM

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eDave 02-04-2022 10:07 PM

I'm binging Roman Empire on Netflix. Best Roman history show I've seen. I love Roman history. That Claudius fella was shrewd af.

Buehler445 02-05-2022 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by eDave (Post 16131550)
I'm binging Roman Empire on Netflix. Best Roman history show I've seen. I love Roman history. That Claudius fella was shrewd af.

LOVED that one.

I was legit teary eyed at the end.

If you like Roman history, check out the History of Rome Podcast. They are like 20 minute episodes of super light and easy listening and it rolls through the entirety of Rome. I'm not all the way through it, but it is really ****ing good. And the manner in which he explains it makes it really easy to keep all the ****ers with the same names/changed names/weird names separate.

scho63 02-05-2022 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief (Post 16127681)
Is Ted Lasso a must-see, guys? I don't know why but I so very much prefer binge watching dramas over comedies. E.g., I recognize the brilliance of Schitt's Creek but it still seems too saccharine to plow through in binge fashion.

Congratulations!

You are the FIRST and ONLY person in the 20+ year CP history to use the word: saccharine :thumb:

meleknistra 02-05-2022 08:18 AM

New season of Ozark finally started

TwistedChief 02-05-2022 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by meleknistra (Post 16131772)
New season of Ozark finally started

It's crazy good. That show keeps humming.

Gomorrah season 5 now on HBO Max.

HemiEd 02-05-2022 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 16131044)
My wife picked the last show for us to watch and she picked this:

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Holy **** did it suck. I mean.....ooooof it was bad. My wife didn't finish the series. I did, only because it was so laughably bad i just had to see if it could get worse.

It did.

It's been a long time since i've seen a series so poorly written. Avoid this shit at all costs.

I had to bail on that one pretty quick.

duncan_idaho 02-05-2022 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd (Post 16132505)
I had to bail on that one pretty quick.


Were you guys aware this is a satire series?


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