What TV series are you currently watching?

hopefullytrusting · September 26, 2024, 11:48:08 PM

Quote from: steve ridgway on September 26, 2024, 11:27:14 PMMy friends and I used to spend a lot of time in the 1970s playing the board game Risk, from which we learned that Ukraine was the largest country in Europe 🇺🇦.

The classic sketch from Seinfeld: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVD-81Y6Ro

NumberSix · October 02, 2024, 04:54:28 PM

Quote from: steve ridgway on September 26, 2024, 11:27:14 PMMy friends and I used to spend a lot of time in the 1970s playing the board game Risk, from which we learned that Ukraine was the largest country in Europe 🇺🇦.

I am often confused when I see maps of Ukraine because I know how it's supposed to be shaped, thanks to Axis & Alllies.

NumberSix · October 02, 2024, 05:00:08 PM

Quote from: hopefullytrusting on September 26, 2024, 11:48:08 PMThe classic sketch from Seinfeld: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVD-81Y6Ro

I'm taking The Congo as a penalty!

George · October 02, 2024, 05:24:05 PM

30 Rock

AnotherSpin · October 02, 2024, 11:19:10 PM

The first episode of the new series Ludwig. Of course, with such a title, the music inevitably contains numerous quotes and references to Beethoven.

Papy Oli · October 02, 2024, 11:55:02 PM

Quote from: AnotherSpin on October 02, 2024, 11:19:10 PMThe first episode of the new series Ludwig. Of course, with such a title, the music inevitably contains numerous quotes and references to Beethoven.

Really liked this first episode. Quirky and funny.

Iota · October 03, 2024, 01:37:02 AM

I'm a few episodes in to Ludwig and enjoying it too. The frequent and spiced-up appearances of the Tempest sonata last movement and other sundry LVB quotes have pretty successfully aligned with the gentle comedy of the show so far. I thought they might rather quickly become bothersome.

drogulus · October 03, 2024, 01:15:03 PM

The 4th season of Slow Horses features Hugo Weaving as a villain. He plays an American and there's more than a touch of Agent Smith in his speech. I don't mind at all.

DavidW · October 03, 2024, 01:35:16 PM

Quote from: drogulus on October 03, 2024, 01:15:03 PMThe 4th season of Slow Horses features Hugo Weaving as a villain. He plays an American and there's more than a touch of Agent Smith in his speech. I don't mind at all.

I'm still in season 1, but I look forward to it!

NumberSix · October 03, 2024, 05:24:00 PM

According to Jim

Sometimes, you just want a dumb sitcom starring two gorgeous leading ladies (Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley).

I refused to watch it for years because I didn't like Jim Belushi, but at some point I got over that. (Maybe it was his appearance on Twin Peaks The Return)

So this evening I was thinking about finally watching the show, and I was pleased to learn it's on Prime.

DavidW · October 05, 2024, 05:34:17 AM

I finished S2 of the X-Files. It was much better than S1, with few duds and many bangers. And the main plot thread had multiple episodes actually developing and advancing the story. This season has Scully being abducted, the introduction of the Alien Bounty Hunter, the revelation surrounding Mulder's Father... and one of the best episodes of the X-Files, The Soft Light guest starring Tony Shalhoub.

Todd · October 05, 2024, 05:39:18 AM

Quote from: DavidW on October 05, 2024, 05:34:17 AM...the introduction of the Alien Bounty Hunter...

One of the great TV villains. I think season two kicked off the Native American sub-plot to the main arc as well.

DavidW · October 05, 2024, 05:40:56 AM

Quote from: Todd on October 05, 2024, 05:39:18 AMOne of the great TV villains. I think season two kicked off the Native American sub-plot to the main arc as well.

Yes, that was the season finale! It's a great one, even just for Scully shooting Mulder.

Todd · October 05, 2024, 05:49:28 AM

Quote from: DavidW on October 05, 2024, 05:40:56 AMYes, that was the season finale! It's a great one, even just for Scully shooting Mulder.

I remember when the show was hot and everyone watched it. Well, everyone who mattered. Home was a blockbuster even though it aired only once, and people would discuss the show at the proverbial water cooler in a way that I have not experienced since, not even with GoT. I bought the complete show box set, but since I can stream it now I ended up giving it to my daughter, ensuring multi-generational viewing and debates. I have taken the unpopular stance that the Smoking Man, the greatest villain in TV history, is not actually a villain but a hero. (Assassinating JFK hardly counts as villainous if you think about it.) My daughter disagrees. Forget politics, this disagreement can lead to contentious Thanksgiving discussions.

Fëanor · October 05, 2024, 06:12:09 AM

Masochism: I'm still watching Rings of Power ...

... Or how Amazon turned Tolkien's majestic opus into cheese.

hopefullytrusting · October 05, 2024, 06:54:01 AM

Quote from: Todd on October 05, 2024, 05:49:28 AMHome was a blockbuster even though it aired only once [...]

Home is one of the only times something has actually scared me. The music selection for that episode was particularly off the charts.

Todd · October 05, 2024, 07:02:46 AM

Quote from: hopefullytrusting on October 05, 2024, 06:54:01 AMHome is one of the only times something has actually scared me. The music selection for that episode was particularly off the charts.

I have distinct memories of watching it. I was shocked that Fox aired it. I typically find the horror genre boring, but this episode had real tension. Then there was time and place of viewing. My wife and I were perched on the crappy used couch I bought from a friend, sitting in our shitty first apartment, lights out, trying to keep everything down so as not to wake the baby. And then seeing the mother in all her ickiness . . .

hopefullytrusting · October 05, 2024, 07:06:35 AM

Quote from: Todd on October 05, 2024, 07:02:46 AMI have distinct memories of watching it. I was shocked that Fox aired it. I typically find the horror genre boring, but this episode had real tension. Then there was time and place of viewing. My wife and I were perched on the crappy used couch I bought from a friend, sitting in our shitty first apartment, lights out, trying to keep everything down so as not to wake the baby. And then seeing the mother in all her ickiness . . .

For me, it was the killing of the sheriff and his wife. It felt so real, visceral. I still don't think I've felt that level of violence in anything else I've come across until Bone Tomahawk, which I still cannot watch without squeaming.

Todd · October 05, 2024, 07:11:36 AM

Quote from: hopefullytrusting on October 05, 2024, 07:06:35 AMFor me, it was the killing of the sheriff and his wife. It felt so real, visceral. I still don't think I've felt that level of violence in anything else I've come across until Bone Tomahawk, which I still cannot watch without squeaming.

Have you seen Irreversible? That is the one "entertainment" I have watched that comes close to going too far. I find the (first) three Zahler movies I watched all try a bit too hard. Bone Tomahawk is the most viewable, but by the time he did Brawl in Cell Block 99, he pushed things to the point where I kind of had to roll my eyes.

hopefullytrusting · October 05, 2024, 07:27:51 AM

Quote from: Todd on October 05, 2024, 07:11:36 AMHave you seen Irreversible? That is the one "entertainment" I have watched that comes close to going too far. I find the (first) three Zahler movies I watched all try a bit too hard. Bone Tomahawk is the most viewable, but by the time he did Brawl in Cell Block 99, he pushed things to the point where I kind of had to roll my eyes.

I've seen Irreversible, and while horrific, I could watch that. For me, it really is the level of primitive brutality - like there is nothing there to reason with, as they are pre-cognitive, and I think that is what Stokes my fear.