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I never watched Curb beyond a few episodes.
I binged Seinfeld right through not long after it released on Netflix, so I was craving more. I had almkst all 10 seasons of Curb to enjoy, as s10 was still going.
It's pretty good, pretty, pretty...pretty good
I loved that Seinfeld reunion. I didn't even know that existed.
Larry is such an idiot, and his walk kills me. That's fuck you money walking.
Leon is my fav character too. He's exactly what the show was missing in those earlier seasons. What an odd pairing, but they have great chemistry.
I just finished the last episode last night. I'm sad it's done for now, but I can't complain about the run I had with that and Seinfeld back to back.
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Alice in Borderland is great. It's not as good as Squid Games, but def worth a watch. I wasnt too keen on the start, but there's a scene in episode 3 that shook me. Watch until at least you finish ep 3, then decide if yiu want to continue. I did not expect that, still stuck with me!
It gets a bit convoluted at the end, but it's a good ride with a compelling mystery. The athletic chick that joins in ep 3/4 is mint
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I'm quoting my own post because a flaw in my own logic stood out to me.
Do we really have any evidence that a 2-year gap between seasons equals a better quality show?
Because two examples that it was obviously NOT the case were Game of Thrones Season 8 and Witcher Season 2.
Common sense would imply that rushed shows usually take a hit in quality, but does writing really effected? Because writing is a pre-production process taking place months, before the first day of filming starts. Its feasible that a show's team of writers could have multiple seasons outlined with a draft for each episode completed years in advance.
So, when we hear "_________'s next season won't be out for 2 years" should our automatic response be "Good, it'll give them extra time to write it out?"
@Dragonlordxxxxx What's your thoughts?
somebody should start NCIS l.a./n.o. / regual/ havaii shows are they needed anymore or what. in 00's ok but now not really. are extremally boring. i would watch NCIS if they would turn it into comedy like BURN NOTICE MARRY JOHNNY ENGLISH. i mean all shows are like this but ncis l.a. and those guy and girl is know it all it would be carma for them to go on mission to jump from plane or chase a two similar and not connected cars and land on wrong building or arrest and secure just random family who was going to beach for weekend LOL. i can not start a tread but NCIS ALL OF THEM SHOULD BE NEW TREAD AND TO SEE IF IS WORTH WATCHING OR FILMING IT ANYMORE
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I never watched Curb beyond a few episodes.
I binged Seinfeld right through not long after it released on Netflix, so I was craving more. I had almkst all 10 seasons of Curb to enjoy, as s10 was still going.
It's pretty good, pretty, pretty...pretty good
I loved that Seinfeld reunion. I didn't even know that existed.
Larry is such an idiot, and his walk kills me. That's fuck you money walking.
Leon is my fav character too. He's exactly what the show was missing in those earlier seasons. What an odd pairing, but they have great chemistry.
I just finished the last episode last night. I'm sad it's done for now, but I can't complain about the run I had with that and Seinfeld back to back.
Leon is hilarious. I especially love some of his early episodes. The awkwardness of how he comes into Larry's life--the family moves in after being uprooted due to Katrina and they just call Vivica Fox's brother to come live there as well-and some of their early exchanges, "There was a stain on the guest bed." "Well what sort of stain, Larry? Mustard stain?"
To its credit, the show stayed good through eleven seasons and two decades. That's pretty incredible. There have been some clunker episodes but the overall consistency has been impressive.
I do think the earlier seasons are better just cause they combine the uncomfortable situations and Larry's abrasiveness with more realistic scenarios. But it's still funny in the later seasons for sure. There was just a bit more subtlety to Larry's anger and frustration.
I also enjoy how sometimes he is well-meaning and sometimes he is clearly in the right on a particular situation, but things end up backfiring for him anyway.
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I'm really liking Yellowjackets, it's a solid cast and compelling story (be sure to get to the 2nd ep folks, starts slowly). They did a great job casting younger lookalikes, save for Juliet Lewis. I love Lewis as an actress, but her counterpart is far too cute lol, but a good choice for the role none-the-less.
I thought this was going to be a female Lord of the Flies, but the Stephen King-like aspects, and equal time in the future, sets it apart. I'm on ep 4 so far.
My favs so far are the older Shawna, Lewis young and old, and especially Christina Ricci young and old, both are brilliant in this. Ricci's tits are still glorious!
edit* Show drags by ep 5 to 8/9, but has a strong finish with 10. This season is probably 2 to 3 episodes too long if that's how they wanted to end it and set up S2.
It's such a different show, I really like it. No one is really likeable, if not despicable (intentional), save for maybe Tom (getting a spine) and Jerri (wood lol) I love and hate the dad, ruthless. Roman is such a pissant, Greg is so pathetic, and Kendall and his constant "Dude" drives me up the wall, but they play their roles well.
Shiv's ass too...
He's often right, as we saw in the Fatwa trial lol, that was gold. The scenarios get a bit samey and predictable though, so I couldn't watch for the long stretches I did Seinfeld, but it was the perfect companion for dinner.
Vivica Fox's time on the show was her prime milf years. I always had a big thing for her.
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Lewis is one of my favourite actresses too, I saw her do a stage production in London, she's a great actress on and off screen.I'm really liking Yellowjackets, it's a solid cast and compelling story (be sure to get to the 2nd ep folks, starts slowly). They did a great job casting younger lookalikes, save for Juliet Lewis. I love Lewis as an actress, but her counterpart is far too cute lol, but a good choice for the role none-the-less.
I thought this was going to be a female Lord of the Flies, but the Stephen King-like aspects, and equal time in the future, sets it apart. I'm on ep 4 so far.
My favs so far are the older Shawna, Lewis young and old, and especially Christina Ricci young and old, both are brilliant in this. Ricci's tits are still glorious!
It's such a different show, I really like it. No one is really likeable, if not despicable (intentional), save for maybe Tom (getting a spine) and Jerri (wood lol) I love and hate the dad, ruthless. Roman is such a pissant, Greg is so pathetic, and Kendall and his constant "Dude" drives me up the wall, but they play their roles well.
Shiv's ass too...
He's often right, as we saw in the Fatwa trial lol, that was gold. The scenarios get a bit samey and predictable though, so I couldn't watch for the long stretches I did Seinfeld, but it was the perfect companion for dinner.
Vivica Fox's time on the show was her prime milf years. I always had a big thing for her.
Annoying that football's on all day, I really want to watch the finale.
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The finale is excellent
I binged the whole thing today like the glutton I am lol. I found the show dragged on too much between 5 to 9. There were some good moments, but this could have been shortened by a couple, if not a few, episodes.
I wound up skipping ahead by 10 seconds numerous times between ep 5 and 9, but it finishes strong.
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Glad to hear. I found it dragged a bit for a couple of episodes, I've really liked the last two prior to the finale though. Christina Ricci's character is brilliant in a Nurse Ratchet kind of way and I find the chick from Two and a Half Men really quite sexy in this, hadn't found that with her before so they've done a good job there too.
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Just got up to date on Succession. It really is a great show.
So many great characters, but McFayden as Tom is particularly entertaining.
Also agree that Shiv’s booty fills out a pantsuit really well.
So many great characters, but McFayden as Tom is particularly entertaining.
Also agree that Shiv’s booty fills out a pantsuit really well.
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I AM POSTING THIS IN CAPS BECAUSE IT'S SO GOOD.
If you liked the eeriness of DEVS this is right up your alley. I've only turned it off because football's on. The pacing is slow which adds to the eeriness but it's so intriguing I love it.
Archive 81 on Netflix
https://www.chicagotribune.com/ente...0220117-e7uf7jpvyjhptjlpj2oeyz6naa-story.html
Cult? tick
Creepy? tick
Can't wait to see the second half of the season, it's really good.
If you liked the eeriness of DEVS this is right up your alley. I've only turned it off because football's on. The pacing is slow which adds to the eeriness but it's so intriguing I love it.
Archive 81 on Netflix
https://www.chicagotribune.com/ente...0220117-e7uf7jpvyjhptjlpj2oeyz6naa-story.html
Cult? tick
Creepy? tick
Can't wait to see the second half of the season, it's really good.
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It's a resolution for the show, I can't imagine it being that interesting to anyone who doesn't know the characters intimately. It leans hard on what you're already supposed to know, I think even calling it a movie is a stretch.
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I'm on episode 4 of Alice in Borderland. It's an awesome show too. I'm going to continue watching these foreign shows, I needed a break from American TV.
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I feel exactly the same. That you then have to plow through a lot of longwinded "Korean" series of titles you have to put up with, as a jewel appears from time to time. I'm married to a South Korean and I'm not a big fan of the series I've seen as they tend to be many episodes and lengthy.
In my experience South Korea produces better tv series than Japan but i prefer Japanese movie over Korean. And something I have noted is that South Korea is obsessed with serial killers as a theme in their series.
Have a nice evening!
I had it on for a few minutes, and boring. Never watched the TV series.
all american tv is boring. it got to the point that man is a women women has man characteristics. jokes are uninspiring and all joking is done by stupid facial expressions. i can add all the other reason why hollywood/major netwoorks are boring but that would BE BORING. that is why i have channeles from resto of the world /norago tv and watching alo alo or other older comedies or shows from turey balkans or criminal shows form nordic countries or german speaking ones are hands down night and day better then hollywood
