I LOVE this show. His character is supposed to be super conflicted throughout the whole show - they hinted at this in the 2nd season a bit, and (controversially) when he had the HIV test results. I didn't think it was out of nowhere but it was unexpected! That show is brilliant if you're into 80s computer culture / history

Giri/Haji on Netflix.

Holy crap. I have not seen a show that good since the first season of GoT. It’s not even being promoted by Netflix hardly, but it’s got a completely-deserving 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

"Mona Lisa Overdrive" is even the name of one of the songs on the soundtrack - when Trinity is on the motorcycle on that extended chase sequence in Reloaded.

I really dug the Peripheral - it's a good mix of "WTF is going on here?" and the dual plotlines worked well I thought. I haven't read the book yet, so I can't commend on how much it diverges. I did recently start re-reading Neuromancer coincidentally!

I started that and just couldn't get into it. I got kind of a "Succession" vibe from it, which is not for me. Sounds like it has a lot of twists?

Ok now I’m intrigued. Well done

We’ve kept up with this one, good show - mostly episodic, has a real thin plot line they carried through about the main character. It’s a good show, but mostly because of Natasha Lyonne’s out of this world charisma. The stories are kind of mundane, but it’s fun to see all the guest stars. Hong Chau plays a trucker in one episode and COMPLETELY steals the show. Unfortunately it’s real early in the series, and they never quite pick up steam after that

You’re really gonna be sad once you watch it!

100%. The show is good, and my wife who apparently loves Columbo (came totally out of nowhere) is really into it. I still thought the truck stop episode was the best one, but that latest one out in the woods was pretty crazy. Also the Lil Rel episode was funny

Of course - TWD was a major influence on the game, and they both share a lot of other influences (Romero zombies, I am Legend, etc). There’s only so many things you can do in an apocalypse with humanoid enemies

Same! The show got a lot of crap online for some reason. It was VERY true to the comics, especially Romita’s legendary run.

A lot of the reviews I read were from people who clearly didn’t see the show, or had a preconceived opinion. I mean it’s not the next Seinfeld or whatever, it’s just supposed to be a superhero sitcom - but there were a couple of really funny episodes, and I thought the ending was THE most She-Hulk sequence they could have done. The character was breaking the 4th wall a full decade before Deadpool, but the general audience associates that more with Deadpool because of the movies. Still, they go WAY further than Deadpool. Also The episodes with Matt Murdock/Daredevil were killer.

I thought it was pretty decent; it did not follow through on the promise the first few episodes offered. Maybe season 2

Absolutely. It had more promise than follow through, but that is different than being “bad” or even worse, boring! Boring is the worst. That show is definitely not boring.

Setting up storyline for the end of the season; they are obviously bringing back Moff Gideon, and they need a suitably evil #2

For All Mankind is AWESOME. Really picks up in season 2 and 3. Season is very good but the show gets better

I couldn’t get into Hello Tomorrow, even though it’s exactly up my alley.. I’d love to hear if it gets more interesting. The production design on that show is amazing! It could be set in the Iron Giant world

Great show, gets better in season 2, sags a bit, picks it back up in season 4/5 (I’ve not seen 6). Season 1 though, Yikes. You have been warned about episode 15.

Yes it will, that's not exactly what happens

I saw the promos for that show. It's gotten a pretty good reviews. I REALLY like the movies it's being compared to: Manchurian Candidate, 3 days of the condor, Parallax View

I just started "Treason" which is a BBC show with Charlie Cox (Daredevil). Pretty compelling, only 5 episodes, but the first 2 were great. Watched it while I was installing Alien mods

AND "My Name" on Netflix is a Korean mob show which looks at first like it's going to be a schoolgirl drama but HOLY CRAP IT IS NOT. That show is nuts!

You can watch Showtime via Prime

I’m halfway through “the Night Agent” which is not quite the political thriller I expected, but it’s a decent action show with a couple of twists and turns

At least we know they will finish season 4 - it finished filming in February, so I think it is supposed to come back in October(!). Season 5 is already planned out; I HOPE they get renewed at least one more time. It should be some serious Star Trek /2001 storylines at that point.

When is the "White House Plumbers" supposed to come out? HBO's been teasing that for a year, and all they say is "some time in 2023" ?

I only made it through episode 1. I wanted to like it … but as compelling an actor/personality as Odenkirk is… yeah, I could not figure out why I was supposed to care about his self-caused issues

All right, I know everyone is going to hate this, but as a musician, I really like musicals. There is a show on Apple TV called “Schmigadoon” which is a —brilliant— parody of broadway shows, starring Cecily Strong (SNL) and Keegan-Michael Key. The first season was a pastiche of the Music Man and a couple other shows, and was pretty good - but season 2 is mostly centered around Chicago, and there are so many in-jokes and goofy songs it is really kicking it up a level. The humor is kind of on the 30 Rock spectrum.

So if you’re not into that, I really dug the “Night Agent” on Netflix. WAAAAAY better than I expected, I basically binged the whole thing in one shot. Not -quite- as good as The Old Man, but close.

Other spy shows: don’t bother with “A Spy Among Friends” or “Condor”. Spy among friends was just godawful boring, and Condor is trying WAY too hard, wink-winking at the audience without actually having anything cool going on. Based on the Robert Redford film from the 70s, and you should just watch that instead.

gotta get the eyeballs... The cast seemed to genuinely love getting to work together again. They need to hire Ron Moore to do a big bang finish episode, like a Christmas special or something

LOL! I can only imagine the horror in your eyes when you realized you had to sit there another hour and a half!

“Annie” isn’t really a great show, a lot of the songs and the kids are pretty annoying!

I’m sitting here watching game 3 of the Stars/Wild series (great start so far) and I realized I hadn’t watched the latest Mandalorian! So no spoilers!

Signed up for YouTube TV which appears to have all NHL games between TNT, ESPN, etc. I was having a really hard time finding a way to get more than a handful of games, and it’s playoff season!

Back to Ted Lasso

That show is pretty good - I completely missed it when it first aired. Seasons 2 and 3, while unrelated are also pretty good

I gotta re-watch that. The psycho loser cousin drugging all the kids at the party about killed me LOL

Wow; I’d like to buy you a beer. Excellent insights.

Im not complaining season 2 moved away from the Lerner & Lowe style more into Chicago. Camelot is one of my all-time faves, but Chicago is way better to parody, IMO. The political satire is not knock-you-over-the-head, which makes it more enjoyable and easier to think about

Truth!! Although I had to say it but I really like Grease for some reason. Might be Stockard Channing, but who can say..

The main character Stath is played by the brother of Natasha Demetriou, who plays Nadja in What We Do in the Shadows (and who is also in Stath lets flats). My wife couldn’t handle the accents (and does not like a lot of British humour) but I thought it was funny as hell

No spoilers! Seems like there are 3 or 4 Books now

Silo is absolutely my favorite show of the past few years, great cast, great sets! Mystery, drama, I love I

The opening theme is written and performed by 2 90s alternative musicians - Craig Wedren from Shudder to Think, and Anna Waronker from that dog., who is also married to the bassist in the Melvins!

Barry is CRAZY. Season 1 is very good, season 2 and pretty much all of 3 are GREAT. Season 4 is pretty weird, a good idea to break from the formula though

Just found “Vice Principals” on HBO. Danny McBride can be kind of hit or miss for me (as a performer - look up the stuff he’s written, he’s a fantastic writer) - anyway he’s playing his usual fake-macho vaguely racist guy but this show is funny AF (pretty dark humor sometimes, but nowhere NEAR where Barry goes) and it knows the joke is on him. Season 2 is 99% even more hilarious than season 1

I could never get into Eastbound, I have no idea why. He just irritated me SO much I couldn’t finish the first season. .. Ok that’s why

Shoresy is absolutely brilliant. We are a hockey family and man, it’s like Slap Shot the series. Absolutely killer. The first episode is the worst one of the series. Like a pitiful Ted Lasso LOL

AppleTV has a new show with Rainn Wilson (Dwight from the Office) called “the Geography of Bliss” which was WOW, I did not know I needed this.

I’m pretty tired of the cynical and awful backstabbing shows (looking at you, “Succession”), and this show is literally about travelling to different places to find out what makes the people there happy. Fascinating show, and a very bright spot in a sea of negativity. The finale takes places in Los Angeles, where you can just feel it, is the most unhappy place in the world. I found that hilarious (and they acknowledge it in the show)

Also, “Silo” is still badass.

Just started “High Desert”. Didn’t make it through the first episode; it was just ridiculous, like an ADHD TikTok show.

Happy Valley though, that is riveting

The show is actually called “from”. It’s on MGM+
VERY similar to “Lost” in a lot of ways - which is because there are a number of cast and crew (and the director) who all worked on Lost

I read some excoriating reviews for that show, really terrible. I'd be willing to bet they rushed it out before the writer's strike and it just was DOA with no chance for punch ups. Even Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall is in it! It could have had potential...

My wife went back to "War of the worlds" on MGM+. Kind of slow (at first), but really builds into something great. More "The Expanse" than "Mandalorian" style heady sci-fi.

How far in are you? The first season is REEEEEALLLLLLY SLOOOOOOOOW.... It finally enters Babylon 5 territory (that's a good thing LOL) mid-season 2

Yep, I get that. I had to try 4 times and finally completely bereft of other shows, put it on while I was rebuilding my office, and something finally clicked.

If I recall correctly Season 5 is fantastic, and season 6 is "pretty good" (I think that's when they had a big budget cut). I dont' remember specifically about season 4. stick with it!

Aah, did not know that. I kinda miss Tom Jane in the later seasons, he stuck out like this character in the wrong space and time, as funny as it sounds, I thought it worked well

Why would Warrior change now? It’s an HBO show still, yes? Season 3 should be a knockout! (See what I did ther… lol)

Wrong thread? Or am I missing a new tv show

I'm really surprised at how so many people turned against Ted Lasso. Season 3 wasn't quite as interesting as the first two (and I agree the episodes were way too long in most cases), but I thought it was still better than most other similar shows.

Hard to disagree. I thought the finale was awesome though. Bill Lawrence left before season 3 to do “Shrinking” which may have led to some of the excesses.

This. Ted’s whole deal is that he’s repressed and even though his overall outlook is super positive, you shouldn’t pretend that things are ok when they aren’t, which he learned from his mom. (Same
Mom from Freaks & Geeks I realized). It’s definitely weird and did kind of feel out of character - but that was exactly the point to the scene. I thought Sudekis did some great acting in that scene - he wasn’t yelling, he was clearly getting subtly emotional as much as Ted was capable, and it somehow was a “feel good” scene despite (or partly due to) the dialogue.

My wife HATES this show, but I still get a kick out of it. I do wish they would watch some metal videos though. That was always awesome when they would rag on my favorite bands (Death - “The Philsopher” comes to mind)

But my stock portfolio thanks you!

doesn't matter what I think, wall street thinks it will

Found this show “2 Weeks to Live” on HBO which apparently came out in 2020, it is hilarious! Black comedy, British show about a girl who lives off the grid with her overprotective mom but escapes to go avenge her dad’s death. Hilarity ensues. It’s awesome

I'm worried about "From". I don't see any indication they are going anywhere. I am hoping for a huge "WTF!" moment like the polar bear from Lost, or the hatch, or the crazy time travel stuff, the radio tower, the videos, the 4 toed statue! Season 4 (whenever they were in the 70s ) was my favorite, and then they got stupid with revealing Jacob and the weird god guys or whatever. I was even with when they made Locke a bad guy. That show was SOO good for 4 years and .. ugh I'm still... I'm not angry. I'm just disappointed.

Silo has several successful books already (the dude SELF-PUBLISHED them and got such a huge following Apple optioned the story for the series), so I have a lot more hope that that will turn out great. I just don't think it's quite as crazy scifi as I am hoping for. I love the Logan's Run aspect to it, where they're trapped inside and then get dumped out to clean, but there's obviously some mystery still to be found. I wish they'd do more with the relics.

I'm caught up on season 2; it's quite good, and worth watching. I'm a little nervous they don't have a plan (see my other post) but it's still an interesting story. They added a "Sawyer" guy in season 2, he's not quite as compelling as the actor from Lost (and they don't really have a Kate) but in general the archetypes are all there. The guy that played Michael - Walt's dad in Lost (Harold Perrineau) is frickin' amazing in this show.

It was built without an elevator (for most people) on purpose

I've read both, and while they could be sort of related in the same world many miles apart, Wool (Silo) is absolutely nothing at all like Filaria, other than the apocalyptic/dystopian world and the elevator shaft KIND of (but really not at all) being reminiscent of the Silo stairwell. Pretty awesome book though; I got the "Tales from the Loop/things from the Flood" books around the same time and that's how I always pictured the Filaria world.

I had a hard time with Foundation; just bored me to death. If you liked it here than Expanse, I’ll give it another go. Still bummed HBO cancelled Raised by Wolves!

100% ! All shows that depended on major cliffhangers and now due to the stupidity of how they do the streaming ownership, there is ZERO chance a show could get picked up. Wonder why audiences aren't really engaged? Content is blah and no one feels like they have a stake in it (see Firefly/Serenity which twenty years later still has scores of fans because of the level of engagement to get that movie made). Reminds me of Fox in the 90s/2000s. As soon as a show is getting a decent audience - Psych!!! We cancelled it a month ago. If Severance or Silo get cancelled, I'm done with TV. Meanwhile the boringest shows in the world get made because "ooh the algorithm" (see: multiple forgettable netflix series). This is why AI wont' be able to sustain.

Not quite new, but Broadchurch. Happy Valley. Misfits. The Fades. We Are Ladyparts. Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes. Derry Girls is crazy funny. Fawlty Towers

Thanks for the reminder! I've had that on the list but it keeps getting overlooked. Will start it up tonight...

Curious about your opinion on Mrs. Davis after about 4-5 episodes.

Kind of agree on Silo - the last 2 episodes were a little slow. They did a LOT of stuff in those first 3 episodes which really set up a lot of potential.

It's following fairly closely; some different perspectives but generally the story is pretty close. I'm sure the reveal will be on the last S1 episode

What do you mean? Season 3 is about to come out on Thursday!

Good work! You got Serenity made

No spoilers! I'm only on episode 2. What IS it about this show!? It's not insanity the whole time, there's no nuclear drama (so far[?]), the characters are relatable, they're not douchebags - even his loser cousin/friend has a pretty relatable backstory (although he is CLEARLY from Massachusetts lol). They're just going through what you go through - it's such a great change from the hyperpsycho shows, so much more relatable. Good timing.

I found out yesterday that guy "Fak" who is the video game guy is an ACTUAL chef who's apparently been on a bunch of other (mostly cooking-related) shows.

Totally digging the cringey dad jokes on “smosh pit”. Reminds me of you can’t do that on television when I was a little kid. Some brilliant, goofy stuff

They re-cast the Hemsworth brother who is NOT Thor as Geralt. But that was due to Cavill coming back as Superman, which.. well, I think we all know how that turned out. Really sucks for him (I mean the guy has such a rough life). So they back pull a fast one and bring him back. He's definitely way into the books and obviously the series.

Yes

Thursday mornings at 3am EST

We had a pretty good discussion about it a few pages back. Definitely worth the watch. It's a LITTLE frustrating that they don't really explain much of what's going on, but it had a great ending to season 2. I also saw the show was renewed for season 3, and they said about 10 times in the press releases that there will be more horror, more mystery but also more answers

See, there's this off topic section called "The Lounge" for non-pinball related stuff. That's where this thread sits. Maybe you should not

Was he saying it’s not as good as John Wick? I need punctuation!

He's a phenomenally entertaining, grouchy, kind of gross curmudgeon that's been everywhere and done everything in this series.

I really loved that show - season 2 was my favorite, I think. I always looked at it like a backdoor prequel to Star Trek, the way they eventually went into the future and in space. Plus, Ron Moore...

I just finished Reacher and I have to say the other shows on your list were IMO far more interesting. It started out great (100% agree superior to the movie) but then started reminding me of Banshee - pretty good but basically standard syndicated action show stuff. Not terrible, just I think my expectations were higher.

Did you finish Peripheral? I thought that was an amazing mashup of genres.

I have to go back to Jack Ryan, I keep hearing that’s great.

I see season 2 of Foundation (AppleTV) got a 100% on RT - that’s great news since I really wanted to get into that, but the first season. Was. Slooooooooooow.

1000% agree on Garp! I caught that on tv as a kid and it stuck with me for 20-something years without ever knowing the title. Finally found it about 10 years ago and figured it out. Great
Film. That and Moscow on the Hudson are 2 highly underrated Robin performances.

I hear ya on Banshee/Reacher. They’re both good shows - exactly as you described. I feel like the “Night Agent” on Netflix kinda falls into that category as well, but I enjoyed that more. Maybe the spy element resonated with me a bit more. (?)

A little PC?

I read this in my head with a total deadpan delivery. cracked myself up

The Bear needs about 4 episodes to get out of that cycle. Everyone is unhappy and stressed in the first couple of episodes. Ebon-Moss Bachrach is kind of a douche the entire first season, but there's a REALLY funny couple episodes near the end you'll be happy you checked out. Oliver Platt.

Started “Full Circle” (HBO). DAMN that is good. My kid sat through 3 hour long episodes and he can barely finish a TikTok.

The ratings are really high - but I suspect it’s mostly for Bob Odenkirk and not the writing. I made it through 2 episodes; those ratings on RT are rarely too far off, but you may just need to dive in and decide.

2nd season is really creative - every episode is a different genre. There was kind of a Jane Austen one which was surprisingly funny, and a Philip Marlowe noir episode. I think the next one is a Wes Anderson style.

That's a pretty great show - the dad is now on Mandalorian and the son is Shang-Chi (possibly the last great MCU movie, at least so far). Kinda messed up how they treated the actors after the show became surprisingly popular - but I guess they may not have moved on to bigger and better things

Courtesy of the Pixies!

You’re kinda safe - if I recall correctly, he was born in Korea, and that show is from Canada so he learned to speak English there

“This Fool” is back for season 2 on Hulu. Funniest show I have EVER seen. Helps if you or family have a Latin background

Uh... dude, is everything ok?

LOVED the first season. I doubt they expected to get a second, but hey neither did Reservation Dogs and they pulled off a killer subsequent 2 seasons

LOL as Woody Harrelson’s side piece. She was only in one or two scenes but let’s just say they stood out

Guys I meant the scenes stood out

Gets way better in the 2nd season. Wish they’d given Maron more to do

Also Heels season 2 just started

God damn it. I really liked that show. Probably won’t be the last one that gets canned either.

Pay them to produce a second series!

HA!! I get this. If you're 3 episodes in and you're not feeling it, you may not actually enjoy it. The 2nd season is very different from the first, but the chaos is still everywhere most of the season

I caught that show last year after knowing nothing about it - I was totally sucked in

How do you find season 2 compared to season 1? Season 1 felt SO. SLOW. to me. I have not read Asimov's original books, so I wonder how that may factor in. It reminds me of Dune a bit, just in terms of the feudal system structure (not the story)

Slight swerve: just started watching Jose Andres and Family in Spain. ON MAX.

GREAT travel series in the vein of Anthony Bourdain, but without all the inner monologues. He teaches his kids about all these amazing places (restaurants as well as regions/towns) and they make fun of him. It’s a great show if you are looking for a little more family friendly flair but you don’t like the “me, me, me!” aspect of some of the usual shows

No Martin (obviously… RIP) but also no Niles. Or Maris!

If all you’ve seen of Clone Wars is that 2 hour movie, you should know that’s easily the worst storyline in that whole series. Ahsoka is more like the show Rebels which while not perfect was pretty entertaining, and overall more interesting than Clone Wars

Andor destroys them all though, FAR more interesting all around

Any idea how long it’s shown there before it comes down south?

Nevermind, found it - Hulu streams s2 on Oct 27

I forgot about that one - let us know how far you get.

100%! They just finished filming over the summer. Even though the book it’s based on kinda turned out to be BS, it made a great story.

That show makes a great companion to Giri/Haji on Netflix which is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Somehow it got buried in the early days of Covid, you have to hunt to find it. Not sure why

There is a TON of great stuff on there. Not everything is a home run, but off the top of my head: for all mankind, silo, lessons in chemistry, changeling, Shrinking, the Tetris film, Foundation (heavy heavy scifi) are all amazing. And I am forgetting 10 other things

Someone mentioned “lessons in chemistry” on AppleTV, and MAN is that a great change from the Marvel and SW stuff we’ve been watching. ACTUAL science in a show! The story is pretty unusual too