Television

[rischka]

ha yeah prime has probably got me til i watch mad men. the thick of it looks good too, thx. i keep forgetting about it

arrested development i saw the first run before it got cancelled - was afraid to try the revival! but i will at some point when i feel like paying netflix

[MrCarmady]

Blasted through all of Firefly with my girlfriend over the last few weeks, really enjoyable throughout.

[rischka]

Blasted through all of Firefly with my girlfriend over the last few weeks, really enjoyable throughout.

i think i watched this when it came out! i remember nothing about it lol

[rischka]

OK after one season of mad men I get why men are so pissed off now good show. Love the soundtrack


Women are woke and we're not going back to sleep!

PS - watching the americans while trump is under indictment for stealing classified docs and storing them in a bathroom at his beach club - 'THE AMERICANS' WOULD HAVE 100% KILLED PEOPLE FOR SUCH INFO - but now they can just walk right in! if this is good or bad i dunno depends on your point of view i suppose

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyl ... sm-is-lie/

“In the ’70s, women were given all sorts of lies,” she continued. “They just told us, ‘Well, you can be a man.’ And I guess we’ve kind of accomplished that. But are we happier?”

The attendees couldn’t speak from experience, having been born in the ’90s and 2000s. But Clark, who just turned 30, was very sure the answer was no. “What I’m here to tell you is, if you were to just go back to biblical roots in what God had designed for women to do, we will be happier,” she told them.

apparently some women are going back to sleep.... 'be feminine not feminist' - turning point usa

[rischka]

i'm in season 4 and i see jon hamm has married his costar at the finale location in big sur a special mad men easter egg just for me ♥

ps: i hope it turns out better than when he married his secretary

[pabs]

I started watching the first series (or "season" as yanks would call it) of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING.

Two episodes in and it's fun. And also well made in every way.

[nrh]

loved vishal bhardwaj's agatha christie adaptation charlie chopra & the mystery of solang valley, which is a surprisingly classical minded whodunnit. probably the least essential thing vb has made, but sometimes you just want to see a host of incredible character actors in incredible winter wear suspecting each other of the death of their despised wealthy relative.

and wamiq gadi as charulata "charlie" chopra is just great; hope they make a dozen more of these.

[rischka]

watching for all mankind season 4 the timeline where gore won we have a mars colony in 2003 and can mine asteroids

[pabs]

Best TV series I watched in 2023:


The Bear Season 1 (2022)
Shrinking Season 1 (2023)
The White Lotus Season 2 (2023)
Only Murders in the Building Season 1 (2020)
Only Murders in the Building Season 2 (2022)
Call My Agent (aka "Dix pour cent") Season 1 (2015)
Andor Season1 (2022)
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop (2005)

[rischka]

https://www.youtube.com/@Taskmaster

all 16 seasons of this UK comedy show are free on youtube!! british comedians have funny accents

there's also nz, norwegian, danish and swedish versions!

now that it's ended i'm embarking on reservation dogs - since my apache friends loved it ♥



hmm



ha!

[rischka]

poker face is pretty fun. it's columbo with natasha lyonne. more or less

[rischka]

lol i got hooked on ugly american tourists on below decks: mediterranean

in the news yesterday were locals in barcelona shooting tourists with squirt guns

finished season 1 so i'll get back to films now

[Lencho of the Apes]

I haven't taken the plunge, but this miniseries about the life of Silvia Pinal looks awfully entertaining, versions of people like Bunuel, de Cordova, Pedro Infante popping up left and right... There's at least a few people here that might find it interesting.

https://vix.com/es-es/detail/series-209 ... DDSNSGVtFQ

[cinesmith]

poker face is pretty fun. it's columbo with natasha lyonne. more or less

Just watched the first one this week. I liked how it started but once it turned into a running from the casino owner/bad guys I was less inclined to watch the others. Russian Doll was flipping phenomenal so I was interested.

Binged that first season of House of Dragons which was solid. The second season not so much. Also looked at the new Time Bandits which has some great bits in it.

[pabs]

Only Murders in the Building S3 featuring Meryl Streep was ok, but the format's gotten a bit stale for me now. It had the spinoff effect of making me watch the recent two part doco on Steve Martin's life and early career, about his mental state and thoughts about life, which was a revelation and good enough for me to want to watch again.

The Bear S2 (2023) Excellent. What a cast. What performances. Jamie Lee Curtis was great too in her few scenes as the unhinged mother. 10/10

I'm currently watching Beef S1 (2023) which centres on a Californian Korean community. It's non-stop mayhem with every character only in it for themselves, so constant lying and duplicity is the M.O. The sarcasm and passive-aggressiveness between some of the female characters is a lot of fun. It's a hilarious series and occasionally quite sexy from about the fourth episode! I'm 6 eps in, but I already hope there'll be a second season.

[flip]

i watched about six episodes of beef, and i couldn't see the appeal, plot points seemed stretched really thin, and i got bored and never bothered to finish watching. so if the last few episodes of season 1 are phenomenal, let me know and i'll finally watch it all!

i should watch the bear, i think.

[pabs]

I wouldn't recommend you do that. If you hadn't enjoyed it after four or five episodes, you never will. I've enjoyed all episodes so far, some much more than others. It's obviously not for you. I think The Bear is great, but then our tastes are obviously different. But definitely give The Bear a go, and give it a chance to gel - a minimum of four episodes.

[rischka]

i am hooked on top chef lol

but also this wonderful odyssey channel of ancient history documentaries which i found through one of jiri's myriad links!!

https://www.youtube.com/@odyssey

THX JIRI learning about minoan snake-goddess

[movie tickets forger]

myriad links!!

thx for your link (bookmarked the channel)

[rischka]

lol yr welcome

i love old bbc docs

now watching bronze age collapse

[cinesmith]

I flipping loved 'Slow Horses' Only watched this latest season but it was so good.

Otherwise..

[rischka]

omg im in love with Mary beard cycling around Rome

[pabs]

omg im in love with Mary beard cycling around Rome

What's the name of that series? Sounds like a blast, and I'm a Mary Beard virgin too.

[rischka]

it's rome: empire without limit. i'll be there in a couple of months!!!

[pabs]

ty, r!

Lucky you! Are you emigrating there temporarily for the next 4 years?

[rischka]

lol no

i don't think europe's prospects are much better tbh. just want to tour the ancient sites while i still can

i know i'm incredibly privileged.

[rischka]

loving slow horses

Apple TV free this weekend but I might stick around for severance too

[Searchlike]

Introduced my brother to Twin Peaks. Loved it just as much as before, perhaps even more. I have grown fond of characters I initially didn't care for, but Coop is still the best. Will be revisiting Season 3 this February, hopefully.

Finally watched all episodes of Bluey. It's a beautiful show that more adults should be watching. Very creative and occasionally experimental episodes. One time, it reminded me of Playtime. Its short length (8 minutes) also makes it very easy to recommend.

But my main thing is still the Japanese weather show streaming on YouTube, Weather News LiVE. The programme's on-location weather reports are submitted by viewers through an app, so it's very interactive. I've been featured a few times, even though I'm still not fluent in Japanese.

The community is lovely too, and I've had wonderful interactions with both casters and fans. After my failed attempt to build a language-learning corner here, I'm happy that I found a place to interact with actual Japanese natives with a common interest there.

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[rischka]

that's very cool. good luck with your studies

[cinesmith]

Watched Squid Game 2... it's OK but I just found it to be more of a Season 2, part 1 seeing as how they decided to extend it to be a third season.