Damn. I just obtained season 1 and 2 after The Guardian review.
Television Anyone recommend me any TV Shows?
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Started Black Doves. Fun so far, although it may be a bit cartoony for some, and the rapid plot coincidences need to be ignored.
Give it a spin. I dare you!
How many episodes until you feel invested? We gave it two. You have to admit the entire cast being non-professional "actors" is hard to watch, as well.
This is just fecking crazy talk.
It is such a brilliant show. If you like human stories than this has to be one of the best along with Better things and Fleabag over the last few years. The acting is top notch and show covers grief, overcoming grief, friendship (Sam and Joel's friendship is one of the central themes), relationships, family, simplicity of life in a small town, the struggles in such a simple and poignant way. The finale was also so simple and so elegant. No extra bells or whistles or drama.
The show did not try to create an alternate universe of small town America. It didn't show a hippie paradise in the middle of redneckville where LGBTQ+ are walking around nonchalantly with gay abandon. It tries to shows friendship and relationships of a couple of gay and trans people in the life of the main character, herself is a heavy single women in her 40's who just moved back to her small town to take care of her sister who is dying from cancer.
Sorry to say this but you didn't get the show. And well, you only needed 19 more of these evenings that you didn't have as each season consists of only 7 episodes.
@Wibble You should give it a try. Its an excellent show.
yup I got that too but I found it to be original and charming despite it
each to their own mate was only joking
if you didn't like the first two I just wouldn't botherthere's too much stuff to watch these days to waste time on something you don't vibe with
I also like Somebody Somewhere. I didn't know some of the actors are not professionals, and the only iffy acting I noticed before knowing this was the woman in the bar (the one with the dog).
Been watching a show called "From". Very much Lost vibes.
People occasionally turn up in a town they can never leave with loads of weird stuff going on. Actually has me very intrigued. More and more questions without many answers but It keeps me watching.
Would recommend so far.
People occasionally turn up in a town they can never leave with loads of weird stuff going on. Actually has me very intrigued. More and more questions without many answers but It keeps me watching.
Would recommend so far.
Been watching Temple for 4 episodes - pretty good so far.
There’s a thread for it on here.
I just got bored with From
like Lost I found the initial idea fun but then it just ran out of ideas (well, good ones)
like Lost I found the initial idea fun but then it just ran out of ideas (well, good ones)
Black Doves is an easy watch, fun enough.
But I noticed Keira Knightly always sticking her jaw out and I can't un-notice it when she's on screen now. She's always at it!
But I noticed Keira Knightly always sticking her jaw out and I can't un-notice it when she's on screen now. She's always at it!
Im watching it currently. Its watchable but lots of plot holes. The direction is amateur.
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. I already intimated I didn’t get this show. It takes place in a Kansas that doesn’t exist, which is fine - it could be set in Anywheresville - but outside of a few places in America (and two of which I’ve lived in) this doesn’t reflect reality. Even when I lived in West Hollywood people kept it locked down more than Manhattan, KS. Small towns are fecking awful.Verisimilitude aside, when does it kick in? I already said I like Bridget Everett, she’s very funny, but this show feels like she’s leading an improv class. I hard a hard time so far because there is no one in this show (yet) to like. It’s possible to cringe-watch a show where everyone is unlikable (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, as an example), but this show isn’t trying to do that. If they took any of these characters and crossed out the L+ part, then what are you left with? The pastor has a slow burning relationship, a character is overweight, so what. It’s like Northern Exposure but “real”.
Even 7 episodes is too many at this point, let alone 2 seasons in addition. When does it get going?
That review in the Guardian made it sound like something we’d enjoy (more than one viewer has to be appeased in this household). I want to sit with the cool kids and not have to sit with mean Mr. @Wibble.yup I got that too but I found it to be original and charming despite it
each to their own mate was only joking
there's too much stuff to watch these days to waste time on something you don't vibe with
watching black doves whilst binge watching the last 2 seasons of slow horses. its quite shocking the difference in quality, in all aspects.
The Madness on Netflix is a bit crap but I made it to the end at least
Nazi's, evil billionnaires, psycho killers and all sorts goin on
watchable but very silly thriller, basically
Nazi's, evil billionnaires, psycho killers and all sorts goin on
watchable but very silly thriller, basically
Gave up on Black Doves three episodes in. Cliche and plot hole galore.
I like it
It doesn't even pretend to be gritty realism. I'm just finding it mindless fun.
And Slow Horses, much thought I love it, isn't actually all that if you take Garry Oldman away.
Cannot get into slow horses. Kind of farcical at times the shit they do/get away with/pull off
It is often very silly but a huge amount of fun, and of course then there is Gary Oldman.
The Jackal ended pretty shit and it got way too farcical. Would’ve been much better as a six episode show. Too much shite.
At least that awful character Bianca is dead.
At least that awful character Bianca is dead.
Yeah, last couple of episodes got a bit daft, but I am glad they had the balls to do that bit in the final episode.
Thought the boat action in the previous episode was high quality tension too.
Thought the boat action in the previous episode was high quality tension too.
Quite liked the end of the Jackal even though most of the episode was shit.
Made the best change from the movie as in he survived. I really wanted him to in the Movie.
Went googling after the finale about any plans for season 2 and was pleasantly surprised to see it had already been renewed. Going after Tywin will be good fun.
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Verisimilitude aside, when does it kick in? I already said I like Bridget Everett, she’s very funny, but this show feels like she’s leading an improv class. I hard a hard time so far because there is no one in this show (yet) to like. It’s possible to cringe-watch a show where everyone is unlikable (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, as an example), but this show isn’t trying to do that. If they took any of these characters and crossed out the L+ part, then what are you left with? The pastor has a slow burning relationship, a character is overweight, so what. It’s like Northern Exposure but “real”.
Even 7 episodes is too many at this point, let alone 2 seasons in addition. When does it get going?
Oh man...I don't know where to start with this. This is a nice & clean thread and I don't want to pollute it with an essay writing to and fro to bore everybody. Though, I can't let it go either and will try to be succinct.
The show is semi-autobiographical. It is partly inspired by Bridgett Evertt's personal story and is set up in her home town of Manhattan, Kansas. Like the protagonist Sam in the show, Bridget also lost get sister to cancer and has/had a complicated relationship with music into her adulthood. She didn't create a fictional town completely opposite to her town for the show and misrepresent it.
All the LGBTQ+ folks in America aren't crammed into the Castro district. Don't go by the representation of America from the threads on the country on here and it's patrons who like to post tweets from randoms and try to present that as a microcosm of the country. Manhattan, Kansas is the home to Kansas State University and one of the top LGBTQ+ friendly college towns in the America. Uni towns anyway are pretty liberal and provide space for all kind of folks to live and thrive.
In the show, Sam, who has a complicated relationship with her town and her family, having moved back to take care of her sister starts working at a testing center where she meets Joel, an old acquaintance of her from high school. They were never very close back in the day but develop a friendship. Joel is gay and has built himself a small little community of LGBTQ+ folks who he introduces to Sam and the show develops from there. It is show about friendships and family and relationships and personal growth. It's not about the trials and tribulations of LGBTQ+ folks in small time America.
I don' care if you or anyone likes or doesn't like a show. We all have different choices. However, I thought your post misrepresented the setting of the show and what it is all about.
Started 100 Years of Solitude. 2 episodes in and it's been really good so far.
thanks ... I guess? You seem to take it pretty personally, when it's just an observation. I asked when this show kicks in, when it grabs the viewer. If you said it's a real slow start but (for example) then in episode 3 it opens up like butterfly wings, then I'd understand why my experience thus far has been underwhelming. A lot of shows start slow and you have to slog through until ignition. If the entire season and the 2 after it are like the first 2 episodes, however, then yeah it's not for me.
My experience with Small Town America is different from yours, and apparently different from Everett's. Mileage may vary.
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The Kings of Tupelo is brilliant.
The end of episode 9 of Jackal was a lot of fun but it was also so daft?? Why didnt they send more boats out to engage him?
Just finished Clarkson's Farm after my brother told me to watch it.
Really didn't think it would be my cup of tea but got hooked early.
Such a great cast of people and it strikes the right balance between comedy and heartache.
Really didn't think it would be my cup of tea but got hooked early.
Such a great cast of people and it strikes the right balance between comedy and heartache.
Like most have said Black Dove is mindless fun. Two episodes in, some really daft scenes so far but somehow they blend in with show just fine.
Somebody Somewhere, I kind of agree with Wing Attack that the LGB+ stuff is overdone to a point it feels superimposed. But nevertheless I'm enjoying the show
Somebody Somewhere, I kind of agree with Wing Attack that the LGB+ stuff is overdone to a point it feels superimposed. But nevertheless I'm enjoying the show
Just finished True Detective season 1... It was fine, good even. No idea why it's ranked as one of the best seasons of television ever though. Doesn't come close to prime game of thrones, breaking bad or season 1 of Fargo for me.
I found the interpersonal stuff with Rust and Marty much more interesting than the actual plot of solving the mystery which was incredibly underwhelming.
I found the interpersonal stuff with Rust and Marty much more interesting than the actual plot of solving the mystery which was incredibly underwhelming.
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