Random TV Thread

Laley23

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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 5:02 PM
gut wrote:

Watched Stranger things for like 2 seasons and couldn't get into the 3rd.  Like someone else mentioned about stretching out the plot, early S3 was when I lost patience.


This was me with Severance. I was hyped for it to come back, then it came back, and I was thinking the whole time... "nah, y'all lost me after 3 years. I don't have the patience to re-watch S1, and I forget way too much.". Gave it 4 episodes and then ditched it. 

gut

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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 6:03 PM
Laley23 wrote:

This was me with Severance. I was hyped for it to come back, then it came back, and I was thinking the whole time... "nah, y'all lost me after 3 years. I don't have the patience to re-watch S1, and I forget way too much.". Gave it 4 episodes and then ditched it. 

I binged both seasons of Severance a month ago.  I enjoyed it, but I definitely think the pace would have bothered me if I was waiting on 1 episode a week.  Even then, 2 seasons in and few questions have been answered.  I was going to say don't show me a door and then wait 2 years to open it, but that's literally what they do.


The Blacklist was probably the worst at this.  Can't believe I stuck with it, but Spader is just so much fun to watch.


Or LOL how about 1923?  2 years for the prodigal son to get home and then the series is over in 1 episode.

ptown_trojans_1

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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 6:16 PM
gut wrote:

I binged both seasons of Severance a month ago.  I enjoyed it, but I definitely think the pace would have bothered me if I was waiting on 1 episode a week.  Even then, 2 seasons in and few questions have been answered.  I was going to say don't show me a door and then wait 2 years to open it, but that's literally what they do.


The Blacklist was probably the worst at this.  Can't believe I stuck with it, but Spader is just so much fun to watch.


Or LOL how about 1923?  2 years for the prodigal son to get home and then the series is over in 1 episode.

The end of 1923 annoyed me. Was pretty cruel on how the story line ended and then some vague coda that leaves up a potential additional series. 


Daredevil ended last night. It was up and down, but I think the last episode was good. It is now more like the Netflix show

friendfromlowry

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Wed, Apr 16, 2025 7:08 PM

I stuck with Severance but it wasn’t easy. There’s a very low threshold for me not watching season 3, especially if it comes out in 2028. 


gut

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Sun, May 11, 2025 2:19 PM

Started watching AP Bio (Netflix).  8 episdoes in it's the funniest sitcom I've seen in years, though I'm not sure how they keep this going for 4 seasons.


If you like Deadpool, you'll like AP Bio.  It's basically a guy who kind of looks like Ryan Reynolds acting like you'd imagine Deadpool as a teacher.  All the nerds in the class are hilarious, too.  Really nailed the casting and writing.

geeblock

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Sun, May 11, 2025 2:21 PM

Andor is really good 

Also loving The Last of Us 

BRF

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Sun, May 11, 2025 7:57 PM
gut wrote:

Started watching AP Bio (Netflix).  8 episdoes in it's the funniest sitcom I've seen in years, though I'm not sure how they keep this going for 4 seasons.


If you like Deadpool, you'll like AP Bio.  It's basically a guy who kind of looks like Ryan Reynolds acting like you'd imagine Deadpool as a teacher.  All the nerds in the class are hilarious, too.  Really nailed the casting and writing.

I agree with your assessment.  A few episodes kind of suck, but most have me LOLing a lot. 

As a retired public school teacher, I find it hilarious and actually true on things that really happened. Patton Oswalt’s role nails the principal I was under the last few years of my career.  The casting is great overall. 

friendfromlowry

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Sun, May 11, 2025 8:34 PM

I also will endorse AP Bio. There’s four seasons and seasons 3 and 4 are only eight episodes though. 

All the kids are hilarious.