Sorry that’s not updated either. I did stop right back when S1 was out but binged it all last month and thought it was great.
Television Anyone recommend me any TV Shows?
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Sorry that’s not updated either. I did stop right back when S1 was out but binged it all last month and thought it was great.
I’m three episodes in and it’s great. Not surprising as it’s from Sharon Horgan. Carastrophe is amazing too.
The sequence of
Ray smiling knowingly at his passengers, breaking the 4th wall with grin intact then cutting to the music - RUN
I did years ago and I've never gone back. Not deliberate so I'll have to watch it all eventually.
The tv shows are one medium of many that I use as a spring board of ideas/ call to action. I got significant value of Empire. Seeing the business acumen of Cookie Lyon inspired me to acquire a mentor for my personal passion project. That ended up being one of the best decisions I've made in awhile, as I now have access to someone that generates six figures from it. And seeing her unapologetic demeanour positioned me to do a SWOT analysis of myself. Saying that though, when I started Empire around six years ago, it was solely for entertainment purposes, its just fortune that it got my creative juices flowing. And there's other aspects which I haven't been able to replicate .. yet.
Upon the suggestion, I gave StartUp a chance and can confirm I've now completed series 1. I got significant value from a scene in episode 5 which led to a paradigm shift in mindset. There's a scene where the protagonist is down is suffering from a mental block, and her companion says, "is it impossible, or do you just not know yet .. the latter is good." I had to pause the scene and jot that down, and it reminded me of the notes I took from How to Steal Like an Artist. Namely, analog to digital loop. With a computer its too easy to press the delete button, we become perfectionists that are ideas don't manifest. My analog desk has nothing but markers, pencils, pens, papers, index cards, stick notes and newspaper. Nothing eletronic is allowed on that desk. Stand up working, pin things on wall and look for patterns. I give myself 30 minutes and see what I can put to the paper, anything that comes to my head goes on. And then I have my digital desk with no papers and I'm viewing spreadsheets of my ideas, free software, apps, and just typing and editing my thoughts. So cheers for that, took those notes awhile back, but that one scene reignited a desire to execute on those notes which I did last Saturday. Hopefully in six months time, it will still be a part of my weekend routine. Hopefully Season 2 will give me ideas on Crypto itself.
Industry - I've watched the first two episodes and its clear to me that it meets the criteria of "salesman ... go getter/workaholic in 9-5 ... work life balance .. a life balance whether that's friendships, relationships". I haven't felt a call to action just yet, but given the nature of the show, I'm positive it will evoke an action in me eventually. Or give me an insight that will have a galvanising influence
Billions - I had already started. I'm looking forward to see how I can apply the episodes to my own investments, and to gain an insight on how the wealthy spend their money to create time.
One of my favourite YouTube channels recommended WestWorld for those interested in artificial intelligence. The digital space is linked to one of my side hustles. So, I'm excited to see how The Peripheral will appeal to the "creative" side of me.
I watched two episodes of Selling Tampa hoping it would give me an insight on real estate, but I've decided I won't be continuing with the series.
Without spoilers, how would you say Dopesick is different to The DropOut?
The analog desk and digital desk is a great concept. I've met someone that uses that split and it works for them. I've always meant to try it but I've always had more inspiration just from working from one big desk. But the split does come with psychological benefits for sure. I know you mentioned looking at other mediums so you probably do this already but for the type of things you mention, I find fiction books to be a lot more insightful because they have the space to develop more details about specific topics (obviously non-fiction works too).
The Drop Out really focuses on just Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal from that perspective. Dopesick covers the entire opiate rise from multiple different angles not just from say the Purdue Pharma family (although they are featured). It has several different story arcs that give a bottom to top view of the entire opiate epidemic and how and why it unfolded how it did.
The Drop Out was good enough but Dopesick is a much superior show for both entertainment and for revealing multiple layers that contribute to the opiate problems.
as an introduction into the topic, i think the way you engage with film and the discipline you demonstrate is a great idea. you do need to move beyond the filmic treatment of the topic because, and yeah everyone knows this already, even the most "realistic" of films tend to be problematic. detachments from the world as it functions on a boring or mundane, day to day, basis. and i say this only because of the way you engage with film means that you might not want to write off the mundane, the boring, or the tedious. most lines of work will be all of those things for a solid part of the time. the in-between moments are valuable too precisely because "nothing" is happening. that's as true in dramatic theory as it is in reality. aristotle's thesis on mimesis more or less.
Anyone watching The Watcher on Netflix? Seems to be gaining popularity online.
I really enjoyed Mr. Inbetween.
I really like the main actor (from Boardwalk Empire) but it has quite poor reviews so I’ve stayed clear for now.
started it, it’s shite
I thought it was cheesy.
You're allowed to have an opinion, even when it's wrong
Thanks.
Seriously though, I find 90% of series praised on here to be trash. I understand people like different things but it's interesting to see how far "excellent" and "brilliant" can be scaled.
It's definitely cheesy. To the point I feel like it has to be playing up to that cheesy whodunnit theme. I burst out laughing a few times at the cheesy spooky neighbours, and the cheesy nosey neighbours. They're so over the top.
Assuming it's meant to be this way, I can buy in to it a little, but it's cringey at times.
Assuming it's meant to be this way, I can buy in to it a little, but it's cringey at times.
Found Mr. Inbetween season one on a 0123 site. Are there only 6 episodes?
6 episodes in season 1, 11 in season 2 and 9 in season 3. 26 total.
Interesting. Thanks!
The da looking at the window with the stereotypical creepy woman in and then the light going off without her moving
so corny.It has to be playing up to that. It’s dreaders if it isn’t.
Finished The Watcher. Total mess.
I'm currently re-watching it and I don't understand what you're referring to?
The characters and the way they act are incredibly cliche horror/mystery. And then there's Stifler's mom.
It's difficult to take any of them seriously. It doesn't resemble real life. Which is fine because it's TV, but it doesn't seem to be able to define how it wants to come across, or at least I struggled to.
It was fun at points, but messy, and ultimately disappointing in its end, and although the ending is one of the only true aspects, considering they used so much creative license with the story it felt unfinished and a waste of 7 hours. I'm surprised anyone would be so quick to watch it all again. I'm guessing you enjoyed it?
Wait, what show are you talking about?
The Bear was great...
I think they're referring to The Watcher, whereas everyone else had moved on to The Leftovers
If it’s Stifler’s mom I’d assume it’s The White Lotus. I totally disagree with VV on that too, it was a great show.I think they're referring to The Watcher, whereas everyone else had moved on to The Leftovers
edit: oh hang on, she was in The Watcher too
ok carry on.It's immense!
Yeah I've been talking about The Leftovers, and cheesy really seemed like a weird word to describe it...I think they're referring to The Watcher, whereas everyone else had moved on to The Leftovers
They damn near talked me out of finally watching it.
I don’t know how anyone could call The Leftovers cheesy.
I loved it
Ah yeah there’s been crossed wires. My fault. Cheesy describes The Watcher well
Not gonna bother with the show based on the reviews but the article about the true story is riveting.Ah yeah there’s been crossed wires. My fault. Cheesy describes The Watcher well
Could you share? The ones I saw just sounded like they bought, started renovations, then got some weird letters and freaked out.
https://www.thecut.com/article/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html Paywall but incognito mode worked for me.
The Cabinet of Curiosities getting five stars from the guardian.
Cheers, just read it. Certainly would be a shit situation. Odd they only installed cameras once the renters asked for it.
perfect casting for that role