Dexter is the best

^^ i think dexter started great—brilliant, really

then somewhere in the late seasons i got really fed up with it

not sure why but i think it wasn’t just me. did the writing take a dive? was there too much voiceover? something...

It turned into a slog for sure. After the season with the Trinity killer.
I actually never finished the finale. I watched the whole thing with the gf and we just grew increasingly exhausted with the whole fucking mess. So much so that we got 45 minutes into the hour-and-a-half-long final episode and just said fuck it.

Never been even tempted to finish that last episode. Don’t give a shit what happens.

I agree. And I remember precisely where it took a dive for me. Season 5.

MILD SPOILER (maybe). The end of Season 4 was such a great "Holy shit!" moment for me. Mostly in the sense of "How the hell are they going to handle this next season? Boy those writers sure have balls?!?! This is great television." Then, you know how they handled it? They fucking ignored it and all the issues that should have arisen for Dexter. They "solved" any of the major issues by simply shipping characters off, essentially writing them off, and basically ignoring anything else around the situation. Such a disappointing follow up season to what could have been some of the best television ever.

That is precisely where the show went to shit, imo.

Up to that point, I thought it was great.

Ya, I would agree with that so far with what I have seen.

I also saw something recently commenting on the next season being sort of a mashup or Murder House and Coven? Not sure what that meant even, but it still got me interested.

YES! The next season — “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” — is indeed going to include characters from both seasons, so... MORE COVEN!

I really hated Rape House on account of all the rape, like I said, but I suppose I need to finish the season now so I can make sense of what goes down with my favorite Witchy Women.

(Coven characters — at least one — make appearances in at least one other season too... I think the fifth?)

ETA: I still think they absolutely NEED to do a Cthulhu season if they’re trying to give a well-rounded summary of American horror tropes. Lovecraft is essential. It should be the last season, it should be called “American Horror Stort: INNSMOUTH,” and I already have a story that involves characters from season 3 and 5 that would work REALLY GODDAMN WELL.
Why don’t More television and film developers ask my opinion about shit?!

Watched the first two episodes of Who Is America last night. Man, I cringed so hard. I actually don't know how Cohen manages to keep a straight face through it all.

Fucking brilliant, it is.

since the lady is still on vacation i sorta sat with her for a bbc bunch of jane austen serials. some were okay, some were fucking dull, but thinking of austen as a writer was sort of the best part of it. all the stories are the same story. while in my ute i would have thought of her as a dull money-minded moralist, now having survived ages of debauchery and ruin i kinda think she was on to something. but then i think—the dialectic must continue forward, and it gets me thinking of how her morality supported shit like slavery in sugar plantations she nevered bothered to think about, worried only about who to marry and what their income was. virtuous wit? dull conformist? alcoholic? messiah?

watching a pre-world cup series called

FOOTBALL’S GREATEST MOMENTS

episode one is about world cup and dictators (brazil, argentina)

episode two is about england in 1990

episode three is about france 98: beckam, the real ronaldo, and zidane

episode four is “bring me the head of diego maradona”

it’s obviously a british production, but amazon in the u.s.a. has it listed as HISTORY OF SOCCER (false premise, boring title).

in any case, great little show. frequent guests so far include pelé, gary lineker, oscar ardiles, and a smattering of sports journalists. other guests are players and fans and specialists in their respective national teams. e.g., maradona’s agent, mario kempes, tostao and other mexico ’70 winners, survivors of torture, english players from their 1990 squad (who go back to present day italy to reminisce) etc.

really nice series so far! quite moving too at times. perfect football hiatus show since no real games today (prolly europa qualifier somewhere but i wouldn’t know)

Orange is the New Black latest season, lots of new characters.

Just finished it.

It’s a really good season.

Without spoilers, I can say it digs deeper into the injustices of the prison system, which took a back seat for a few seasons. I really liked it as well as the season immediately before it.

I'm holding off on OITNB until i'm firmly at my parents' place for some pet-sitting

tried Altered Carbon.


Got about half an episode in and my wife got bored. I was bored the whole time. Does it get better? Is it worth watching the whole season or is it just a disguised show about the troubles and hardships of sup\er wealthy white people? like nearly every other TV show?

just started watching EAT RACE WIN on amazon

basically this chef on a food truck (2 trucks) follows the aussie team on the tour the france and while they race she feeds them. well “she”... ha ha ha. not alone. there are more cooks than cyclists i think.

looks tasty, yeah. good food. some nutrition learnin’ i expect to get down the line.

plus some hilarious (tragic) wipeouts lolol.

don’t watch while hungry!

Better Call Saul is BACK y’all

I haven't seen a single episode of this show. Is it worth watching?

YES

especially if you liked breaking bad, but not necessarily also

it’s much less ultraviolent—it’s about lies

Better Call Saul is some of the best written television ever, imo. And filmed, for that matter. And edited. And acted. And...

It's just fucking brilliant, really. This creative group is top notch.

But yes, half the cleverness of it will be lost if you have not "learned" that world via Breaking Bad yet. Knowing who these characters are and what they become is half of what makes this show's storytelling and character development so good.

I didn't care for and only watched maybe 4 episodes of BB, but I like BCS

yes! it’s all great. i have to recognize however that the writing is... just... this could have been a classic novel i think. jimmy is a more literary character than walter white.

also, please support my state’s economy, and good-paying union jobs.


maybe yes, as it was written in that order. but on the other hand i think it could be watched as a prequel— and then ruin the mystery of breaking bad with overly familiar characters haa haaa haaa.

but while the whole universe is amazing i think this stands alone very well as its own thing.

Agreed. 100% agreed.

I think I worded my statement a little poorly when saying the "cleverness is lost." That did sort of make it sound like I was saying you HAD to watch BB first or something to really enjoy BCS. I did not mean that at all. This series certainly stands alone as it's own thing. You are nailing it when you talk about the lack of hyperviolence, the literary form of this character, the human relationships developed. It all stands alone perfectly well as great television on its own.

I guess what I meant by saying what I said is:

SPOILERS: By "revisiting" this world in the prequel fashion as they have, they really have created an interesting challenge for themselves. But they are excelling at meeting that challenge and intentionally providing serious payoff for BB fans in their writing. They way they are "introducing" some of these characters has been amazing nerdgasm, geeky goosebump moments for me, and they are written specifically to be just that. Tuco opening that front door? You intstantly go, "Oh fuck" as a BB fan. Mike getting a full episode for his opening backstory? They knew that's what fans wanted. He's one of the coolest characters ever written. The "Don't" message to Mike foreshadowing Gus's return. Even down to Saul's receptionist coming in to work their joint firm. While the writing stands on its own for sure, there is just such an added layer of cleverness in the way they use our previous knowledge of this world that I really respect, creatively. And that is more specifically what I am saying get's lost...that ADDED layer of awesomeness to what is already awesome on its own, ha.

I joined Hulu tonight just for the sake of easy access to Blackadder's 4 series.

haa haaa haaa yesssss

the finale is the best

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i got all seasons on amazon prime

Thus far it's been a very cunning plan.

Handmaid’s Tale season 2... goes beyond the book to show the logical conclusion of the evangelist agenda. Not fantasy. Horror.

Extremely important viewing.

will do! thanks

Urgh ANOTHER one that's been on the list of shit to watch. I've only just got round to actually doing season 3 of BCS. Forgot how brilliant it is in every way.

BCS oddly rivals even Breaking Bad in my opinion. The acing might even be better. The writing... I think the writing is *definitely* better, but it’s been a while since I last saw BB.

The only problem with BCS is that you have to have seen BB to understand some of what’s — to get the full picture. But it just never fails to impress me.

However, Handmaid’s Tale is at another level. It feels... urgent. I’m not saying it my favorite, because it’s not, but it’s *important* and significant in ways I don’t want to spoil.

Having read the book does not prepare you for season 2. But living in America in the Trump era is all you need to give you perspective on the true horror of extremism and fascism. It’s fucking bone-chilling.

Al of you, watch, bootleg and share with friends. I’m surprised Atwood isn’t insisting it be made available for free like John Oliver does with his segments. The world needs to see Handmaid’s Tale.

It’s as good as The Americans, but in a different way.

*suspiciously rubs chin*

i meant i’ll watch it lol

halloween season almost upon us

You been watching Preacher season 3 at all?

no... havent seen since season 1

i have too much teeveee ha ha haha

ima need a teevee vacation that doesnt include fußball so i can catch up

but i just started with the premier league and man o man....

That’s why I don’t watch sports anymore.

Anyway, I still love Preacher, but the first season was the best and most fun. Now they’re trying to stick closer to the source material, and and while I like what’s happened, none of t has been as fresh or hilarious as the first season.
Mostly because the source material is full of some seriously bleak shit, and that makes its way into the show.

I think they’re only going to do four seasons total, but I could be wrong.

Definitely prioritize behind Handmaid’s Tale and BCS and American season 6.

hell no im not quitting football (association football, not american hand-ovoid)


i had the most delicious weekend watching games. beats any gaymotron marathon or pretty much any scripted tv. ok maybe not bingeing on sopranos or the wire but... pretty close. sometimes better.

am a year behind saul so will hire netflix this month to catch up on that + orange

where do you catch handmaids tale. hulu?

watched about 4-5 episodes of TABOO with Tom Hardy. fuck the royalty, fuck the east India trading company... hhahhahahaha

WHEN IS SEASON 2 COMING OUT?!!! OMFG

2019 damnit. 201999999999

FFFFUCK THAT SHIIIIT

I want my Delaney!

rewatching s1 e1 of “burn notice” with my breakfast

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha— this show is so funny when you lose the suspense