What TV SHOWS are you watching?

n815e wrote: I was not entirely sure about Bebop for the first few episodes. I was looking forward to it and wanted to like it, but it’s an odd show. I’m on episode 8 now and have really warmed to it.

We didn't make it.

Never seen the any of the previous incarnations. I liked the tone, but the characterisation and plots were meh.

I finished Bebop last night. Overall I liked it, but it mostly just made me want to watch the anime again.

I'm about 3 eps deep into Bepop and while there is something about the cinematography and line delivery I don't like, the core material is so strong I'm digging it.

There is some REALLY clever fight choreography as well, that bathroom battle trying to stop loading the mag into the pistol was brilliant. Alas, Cho is real slow in his moves so it comes off feeling very scripted. Still, I like it WAY more than I thought I would.

Also watched the first 2 eps of Hawkeye on the D+. There is probably a plot in there somewhere but I don't care, the love put into the backgrounds along is enough. That Rogers Broadway play is goddamn fantastic and just the little things like Clint eating for free are very nice.

The fights are pretty good. I like street level Marvel, it saddens me we probably won't see DD, JJ, or Luke Cage in this. I'm hoping Florence Pugh shows up because Black Widow would fit right in to the is show and Kate Bishop would really use the role model.

Also, just wanted to add how damned nice it is that Linda Cardillini is 100% supportive of Clint and gives him no guff for staying in NYC. I was dreading a "what's more important to you, your job or your family?" manufactured drama but it was so nice to hear her back him. As a guy with a job that can be periodically and unexpectedly overwhelmingly demanding it is nice to see that kinda stuff.

Wasn't interested in watching TV for a long time, but am now getting back to it. We started to watch Halt and Catch Fire but after about four episodes in I think neither of us was too excited to go on. Despite being theoretically interested in the material, it all just bounced off.

We then re-watched Doctor Who season 12 in preparation for s13. I liked it more the second time around. We just finished it yesterday but haven't started the new season yet.

My wife had watched The Great season 1 and really liked it. S2 is out now. I asked her if she'd mind re-watching s1 and she was up for it, so we're about 3 episodes into that and it's a lot of fun.

At some point I tried Cowboy Bebop (the anime) yet again and once more it just drove home that I really do not like anime. I've never made it past episode 2.

Also watched Hawkeye. So far it is my second favourite of the Marvel series after Wandavision. It feels so human and the pacing and tone feel just right.

I know most people think Loki was the best, but it had so many loose ends, distractions and irrelevancies that in spite of the awesome 2nd last episode, it just felt like a huge mess to me.

Two episodes into Wheel of Time, and I am enjoying it. I am probably the ideal audience, as I know nothing about the story or books.

Finished watching the third/final season of Hanna. It was good and the show was overall fun. It doesn't reinvent the wheel for spy-thriller secret CIA assassin program stuff but it's a solid entry in the genre.

Almost to the end of Midnight Mass. Somehow missed this when it came out a few months ago. Very enjoyable. The setup has a lot of very standard elements (isolated community, heavily religious, flawed heroes seeking redemption, well-known mythological creature) but they are handled deftly.

The acting and music are especially well-done.

Episode 4 of Dexter New Blood down, and surprisingly it was the best one yet. Only one *potential* plot hole that may turn out to be nothing, depending on where they take the story.

Finished A.P. Bio, at least as far as I’m willing to pay. Peacock made the curious decision to only paywall the last four episodes of the last season.

Pretty decent for a network sitcom. Enjoyed the latter online-only seasons as the episode structure got a lot more experimental in some standouts like the fan fiction and previously on episodes. Reminded me a little of a less ambitious Community. Would have liked to see the ensemble pared down a little. By my count, at least twenty actors were guaranteed a line per episode, and very few of them got the attention they deserved. Would have liked, too, to see more cast mixing instead of the class, Durbin/Helen and women teacher silos we got.

All those withstanding, it was still a decent way to spend 30 minutes at the end of the day. And there was an episode where the lead hosts a game night for Twilight Imperium where no one watched the rules video beforehand.

hotseatgames wrote: Episode 4 of Dexter New Blood

Warning: Spoiler!

If Clancy Brown is the murderer, the entire diner saw him drive his next victim off in his car.

Disgustipater wrote:

Warning: Spoiler!

I’m assuming it is the billionaire oil guy, because so far he serves no purpose to the story, so why else is he there? Maybe Clancy Brown is just helping him?

I've had the same thought, this other person could just be a red herring. However it resolves, I highly doubt I'll be saying "Wow I never saw that coming!"

Working my way through Arcane on Netflix. It's apparently a TV show based on the League of Legends video game, which I have never played and never will because it's a MOBA. However the show isn't about the video game, just uses the backdrop. It's actually really good. All takes place in a city with a prohibition against magic use and rampant wealth inequality. It's a good character development piece. Hopefully it will pay off with an ending and not just be background to the events of the game. But I guess unlike some of the folks here I am interested in the ride as well for some shows.

See, this kind of spoilery episodic speculation is what was lost when the world shifted to season dumps. Now it is back with drip release schedules but I've become impatient and just want to binge

Arcane:League of Legends or whatever it is subtitled on Netflix is a surprisingly good steampunky cartoon series. I know virtually nothing of LoL or its lore so I can't say how faithful it is, but as a standalone viewing experience it is pretty good. The art style is incredibly fluid, a welcome break from the low frame rate stuff Netflix usually cranks out with a sort of painted/cell shaded look (a lot like what the old Tangled movie was originally supposed to look like I think) that works really well. It has a lot of action, the violence is fairly PGish, and the characters are actually likeable and internally consistent.