I remember binging this show maybe 10-11 years ago shortly after it finished its run and I ended up way more invested than I thought I would be. I did feel it didn't quite get into some of the topics of the original non-fiction book as much as it could have since the actual coaches of Odessa Permian HS in the early 90s were racist as feck but it doesn't too bad.
Television Anyone recommend me any TV Shows?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I knew nothing about the video game going in and thought it was great. Its probably one of the better things on there.
Think all of their anime has been really strong though. Feels like one of the things Netflix are doing really well. Watching Pluto at the moment and really enjoying it. Feel like I should have watched the original thing it was based on first maybe. Not too bad to pick up though. Watched another thing last year which was great called Monster, thats worth a watch too.
Murder at the End of the World has started well. Maybe a bit slow at times but could go somewhere interesting.
I'm enjoying The Lazurus Project. Sure, it's hardly original but I've found it entertaining.
About to finish Justified - City Primeval & thinking about starting Fargo. Worth it?
Fargo is great.
Like @caid said, no background with the video game is required; it's entertaining as a standalone and beautiful to watch.
Definitely different vibes as far as animation goes, but between Scavengers Riegn and Blue Eyed Samuari and previous years releases like Arcane and Castlevania there's some good stuff around.
Fargo season 1 was great.
Season 2 was also good but dragged in bits (tbh it was the stellar cast that pulls it through).
I never got round to watching S3&4.
Pushing domestic product, lot of friends suggesting I watch BOAT STORY.
One of the best shows ever made
Watching Bodies at the moment. There's lot going on in it.
Just finished the first two seasons of Slow Horses. Brilliant TV show, excellent production values, excellent actors. Gary Oldman shines.
Third season out on 29th of November I think.
Third season out on 29th of November I think.
Loved it! Great show. Can't wait for the new one.
An alternative view for balance: You watch and stay with it for the cast and high production values, but the stories are very, very silly and not at all on a par with the film it's based on, and the dialogue tries, but is nowhere near as good as that.
I felt the same. I can tell it's good, I just don't know why I should care about any of the awful people in it.
I don't think you're meant to care about them. I couldn't finish Mad Men because of the nature of it characters but Succession was different, it didn't take itself seriously. Was more a kin to The Office.
You need to care enough to want to put on another episode, but I had to keep reminding myself to give it another go.
Yeah and the office had an every man (Tim) at the centre of it you could root for. Succession was unique to me in that I didn't give a flying feck about any of them. I stopped watching for that reason.
Watching Bosch Legacy season 2, really enjoying it so far. It's funny, in S1 I preferred Maddie's storyline as a boot cop as opposed to what Bosch was doing with honey chandler. This season its the other way round 
Two episodes into Blue Eye Samurai. It's very good.
Netflix have some top notch animated stuff but I feel like their live action stuff has massively dropped in quality.
Netflix have some top notch animated stuff but I feel like their live action stuff has massively dropped in quality.
I found that more when I tried to watch Gomorrah but in Succession you do end up liking them in a weird way. Mainly because they’re all funny in their own way. It’s like watching a dark humour car crash in that respect. I think episode 6 is where it really clicks for most but some don’t make it that far.
Gomorrah was weird/good in that I found myself rooting for someone straight away only to realise, a few episodes in, that he was a dick but I was already hooked by then. Plus there were subplots involving new characters I could care about at that point (the kids) Man that was such a good show.
The family dynamics is the thing there I guess. Seasons 1-2 are great but then it gets repetitive and silly. Struggling to finish the series.
I could have written this. But I think I didn't get through season two.
Nearly finished Rabbit Hole, decent so far.
Also watching Mayor of Kingstown, about half way through first season. Been decent so far but hoping the storylines develop further as it goes on.
Also watching Mayor of Kingstown, about half way through first season. Been decent so far but hoping the storylines develop further as it goes on.
I really wanted to like it as I've heard many good things but I found it a bit too dark and depressing, I gave up after episode 3. I'm wondering if I should give it another go?
Caught up on Yellowstone and just started 1883. Really good first episode.
You didn't care about the characters in Mad Men?
I've been binging on it recently and started finding season 5 to be hard work with lingering scenes and characters taking too much time to say very little - there's probably a term for this, like filler. I'm on the first episode of season 6 and it is torture!
The new Godzilla/Monarch TV show on Apple TV+ has had some great reviews, stars Kurt Russel and his son Wyatt. Flown under the radar a little bit.
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Finished blue eyed samurai on Netflix, one of the best shows I've watched this year and I would highly recommend.
I'm very disappointed by the show. I'm finishing up season 2, and it's been incredibly poor. Even season 1 is rather underwhelming after a good start, I felt. It takes a difficult topic and says absolutely nothing about it, just peddling some soap-worthy drama with 2 dimensional characters. Some of the writing is brutal.
I just started watching Bosch, seems like a decent 6-7/10 show, and has 7 seasons, should keep me occupied for a while.
Its uncanny how similar Kurt and Wyatt are. Its a pretty generic show really, nothing amazing but certainly watchable. Currently 3 episodes aired.
I'm watching 1883 and FROM. Both very different but interesting shows.
It's okay, gets rated higher than that in here by many, but shouldn't.
It's a peculiar show. It's just a decent cop show but I enjoy it a lot when I could've spent time watching other shows that are considered better.
Same with Bosch himself, he is very tryhard cool with his threats, love of jazz and those steely blues but yeah, I still think he's cool.
God, I dread to think I'm already one of those oldies who watch their procedural cop shows on auto pilot...
I really enjoyed it.
New season of Fargo has started really well, best since the second, i'd say.