What TV Shows Are You Watching? 8: Streaming Is the New Cable

[Takhisis]

And, to continue with the crime fiction, the second season of White Lotus started airing yesterday. Great choices both for the USian and the Italian halves of the cast.

It turns out that this was just a promotional event for pay-per-view cable. Oh well, I'll watch it sometime.

 

[lymond]

The Devil's Hour on Amazon Prime with Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi.

Liked it. Supernatural elements, a creepy child, a downtrodden protagonist that you just want to give a hug. The note on which it ends - the last scene with Jessica Raine - it's very reminiscent of

Spoiler :

how Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys ends, which coincidentally also deals with a character being trapped between time lines/realities.

I've been watchin' this too in small doses...I like Raine

The English on Prime is very very good through 2 epis so far.

 

[Birdjaguar]

The English gets better and better all the way through.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I've finished Coroner. Final verdict: heavy, but possibly good. It is a CBC show about a Toronto coroner who solves cases along with a detective. Fairly stereotypical model there. However, it focuses heavily on mental and physical health, as well as Indigenous representation. Strong themes of PTSD, anxiety, dementia, cancer, and so on. Often to a point of discomfort. I enjoyed my watch, overall, but I will likely never watch it again.

Sounds like DaVinci's Inquest.


I've been watching a bit of BBC Earth lately. If I come back as a squirrel, I will now know how to mimic the scent and behavior of a rattlesnake so it will be less likely to eat me.

 

[Zardnaar]

Well, I finally started my Deep Space Nine rewatch. The pilot for this show is heavy. I've always been impressed by how significant it managed to be, so quickly. Most pilots range from mediocre to passable. DS9's pilot, even back as a teen, roped me in immediately. As I've gotten older, it hits me more and more.

Especially the scene where the Prophets keep taking Sisko to the memory of when his wife dies and he's dragged away.

Sisko: "I don't want to be here."

Prophets: "Then why do you exist here?"

Never fails. It applies to so much that can haunt someone from their past. I've always been someone who stays in those memories. Why do I exist there?

DS9 best trek imho.

 

[Takhisis]

Some would that that's because it's the least Trek-y one…

 

[EvaDK]

I've been watchin' this too in small doses...I like Raine

The English on Prime is very very good through 2 epis so far.

It's funny - I had images in my head of yet another film that also struck me as very similar to how The Devil's Hour ends, but I couldn't remember which film it is, until now -

Spoiler :

Donnie Darko.

Will check out The English.

 

[EgonSpengler]

The shows I'm glued to right now are definitely Andor, The English and The Peripheral. Of those, Andor is the one that truly busts out of its stall like the Kool-Aid Man, and is a show I'd recommend to anyone, regardless of whether you like Star Wars or sci-fi. It's a Star Wars show in name only; I don't think you need to have even seen any other Star Wars to enjoy it. And if you do like Star Wars, but you've gotten worn down by recent stuff (I couldn't even finish 3 episodes of Boba Fett or Obi Wan), I think it might be one of the 3 best Star Wars projects ever.

The English and The Peripheral are solid entrants in their respective genres. If you're even a casual fan of Westerns - as I am - you should watch The English. Same with The Peripheral; even if you're only a casual fan of sci-fi, I think it's worth checking out.

Unless they absolutely crash into the side of a mountain in their last couple of episodes (which has happened a couple of times this year), all three of these shows will be in my Top 10 for the year, and Andor is competing with Severance for #1. If Amazon Prime gets Daisy Jones & The Six out before the end of the year - and if it doesn't suck, of course - they're in good position to win the Television League this year.

 

[Fippy]

I have a really unpopular opinion about The Peripheral, but don't have the heart to write that down..Lymond would glare at me

 

[lymond]

I have a really unpopular opinion about The Peripheral, but don't have the heart to write that down..Lymond would glare at me

Too bad ....I was very surprised by it and it gets better and better as it goes

 

[EgonSpengler]

TIL Emily Blunt is Stanley Tucci's sister-in-law. Tucci is married to Felicity Blunt, Emily's older sister.

Spoiler :

 

[Kyriakos]

I doubt this will last. I suppose Meloni refused any part of it? (or is he a recurring side-character?)
No Munch either. Munch was half the show

(or is this just a misleading promo pic?)

 

[Fippy]

Ice-T really sticks out with his typical gangster look.

 

[Kyriakos]

Ice-T really sticks out with his typical gangster look.

Aka Dyed-H

 

[Synobun]

Deep Space Nine, season one: "The Forsaken."

Odo, a shapeshifter, is trapped in a turbolift with Ambassador Troi, much to his chagrin. He resists all her attempts at connection and affection, but he is quickly running up against the time limit for his ability to hold his shape. When he can't take it any longer, Troi shows him her wig to prove that she won't ridicule him or be uncomfortable with his vulnerability.

He finally says, "I can't hold on."

She replies, "Let go. I'll take care of you."

I find that scene and exchange very meaningful, big. All of my interactions involve masks and constructs. There is rarely a moment that I am genuinely me. It's simply never been in the cards for me throughout life. During the bad moments, I self-isolate and retreat into a corner, alone. To have someone see you at your worst and weakest, and to simply embrace that and accept you... Well, that's significant.

People are quick to say they can be trusted. They are quick to say they want the real you. They want to believe they can be, that they really do want that. But it never ends up being true. Inevitably, I am always too much. Inevitably, the "real me" is intolerable.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Deep Space Nine, season one: "The Forsaken."

Odo, a shapeshifter, is trapped in a turbolift with Ambassador Troi, much to his chagrin. He resists all her attempts at connection and affection, but he is quickly running up against the time limit for his ability to hold his shape. When he can't take it any longer, Troi shows him her wig to prove that she won't ridicule him or be uncomfortable with his vulnerability.

He finally says, "I can't hold on."

She replies, "Let go. I'll take care of you."

I find that scene and exchange very meaningful, big. All of my interactions involve masks and constructs. There is rarely a moment that I am genuinely me. It's simply never been in the cards for me throughout life. During the bad moments, I self-isolate and retreat into a corner, alone. To have someone see you at your worst and weakest, and to simply embrace that and accept you... Well, that's significant.

People are quick to say they can be trusted. They are quick to say they want the real you. They want to believe they can be, that they really do want that. But it never ends up being true. Inevitably, I am always too much. Inevitably, the "real me" is intolerable.

This is one of the best Lwaxana Troi episodes. She was treated like obnoxious comic relief with an occasional dollop of wisdom in TNG, but she was finally allowed to grow up and be herself on DS9.

 

[Synobun]

I fell off the Brooklyn Nine-Nine train a couple seasons back and wanted to wait until they were added to Netflix before catching up. That happened, but it was when I was still with my ex and we were watching it together. That went on the backburner after everything. But we got around to finishing it today.

I rated season 7 a 7.5 and season 8 an 8.5.

It was overall a strong final season, but it was very obvious that they redid everything after the protests in the US. Some awfully ham-fisted takes and jokes. But they managed to make it all work. I think the reason I'm not rating it higher is ironically because of the same reason why I would rate it higher: the strong focus on relationships. It felt very pointed, and it was awkward to sit through those scenes with someone they applied to.

 

[EvaDK]

Six episodes into Netflix' 1899.

A mindtrip as expected so far.

 

[lymond]

Six episodes into Netflix' 1899.

A mindtrip as expected so far.

Is it good? Looking forward to it.

Finished The English tonight. Just overall excellent and I foresee some awards here - certainly Blunt as an actress and producer. Spall really hammed it up nicely. Excellent bittersweet ending.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Currently Watching Excel Saga, i've forgotten most of the episodes then again i was like 15-16 when i last watched it. The English Dub isn't bad at all.