[Antagon]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

also don't forget the massive comic relief that is quark hahahahahahahahaha fucking quark.... same actor as principal snyder from buffy btw lmao

I don't think it's humanly possible to forget Quark. Besides being comic relief, he also had one of the more interesting character arcs - getting to be the reluctant/unlikely consciousness of the station more and more over the last few seasons.

But DS9 had a whole bevy of great characters, all with their distinct qualities. Hell, Garak - the mysterious, deeply conflicted outsider with skeletons in the closet; Kira, the initially distrustful "Number 1" who kicks major ass and turns out to be a deeply caring person; Odo, the stern and aloof arbiter of 'order' that is just as conflicted and 'human' as all the others, but is trapped in a prison of his own mind and circumstances. Hell, even Rom, the loveable "second fiddle" to Quark, who actually comes into his own by breaking with tradition and becoming an unlikely role model for workers unions (not to mention: one of the more wholesome depictions of fatherhood in Trek, next to the Siskos and O'Broen of course). Didn't care much for creeper Bashir initially, but he comes into his own as the series progresses as well. And damn, DS9 was great at getting emotional resonance out of unlikely pairings (Odo relating to Garak, because they both long for a sense of "home" that is far from ideal for instance). The show took the "caring for a ragtag team of outsiders" trope and elevated it into the stratosphere. Major respect there.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

wife and I rewatched Breaking bad (fast forwarding through the endless Skyler scenes) and thenre-watched El Camino.

we have been enjoying the finale of Better call Saul.

We need a new show, preferably one on Netflix. Any suggestions?

Watch Ozark if you haven’t. Good overall.

[Rob Instigator]

seen it. Ozark was very gripping, howing how rich white people can always win out against poor whites and johnny law.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

seen it. Ozark was very gripping, howing how rich white people can always win out against poor whites and johnny law.

I thought the last season was pretty meh but otherwise, good show yeah

[Rob Instigator]

+orange is the new black - My wife digs it. I don't give a fuck about jail stories.
+russian doll. - have not seen it.
+house of cards. - Seen it. Thought it was very well done, even the final season, which like all shows filmed in the past 2 years, suffered due to the lack of extras (COVID) which made it seem like a stage play and not the busy rush of the white house.
+severian likes ozark,- OZARK is very very good, and more about money laundering than drug dealing. His wife is a horrible, horrible person.
+ queen's gambit - Saw it. Cool show. wish it had more about chess in it.
+oh! the last kingdom - I enjoyed the shit out of Last Kingdom. when Beocha (sp?) died man?? rough..... I thought it was one of the most authentic in terms of showing how people actually lived and how small, comparatively, ancient armies used to be.
+bojack! - I can't watch cartoons anymore. It has been about 15-20 years since I can sit through animated TV shows.
+was "salt, fat, acid, heat" on netflix? - Saw it. nice show
+the stand up comedy specials are great - Bill Burr's latest was fucking BORING. I miss when standup comedians would tell jokes, and not comment on the latest news bullshit.
+glow - My wife watched it. I saw a few episodes. I cannot stand Marc marron but he was good in it.
+was kimmy schmidt unbreakable - I don't watch shows about the troubles and problems of well-off white women. I could give a fuck.

[_tunic_]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

+the stand up comedy specials are great - Bill Burr's latest was fucking BORING. I miss when standup comedians would tell jokes, and not comment on the latest news bullshit.

how about Seinfled then? It's still boring standup, but it's about old news!

I rewatched a bunch of them, amazing how bad some episodes are. Some are good though, but I wish they would say in advance


Anyway, my favourite series on Netflix is Happy, especially the first season.
It's weird as hell, the second season becomes a bit too weird though.


Also, The Mechanism I liked a lot, it's a Brazilian series about their fraudulent politicians.


And you could give Undercover a try, it's a Dutch/Belgian crime series (based on true events). I only watched the first season, which was good. Haven't watch the remaining seasons yet. You probably will miss some of the subtleties, about differences between Dutch and Belgian cultures and people etc.
Just read a few of the reviews on imdb, one says it's a trailer park version of Sopranos with the "everything goes wrong all the time" storytelling of Breaking Bad. Which sums it up very well, but I haven't seen Breaking Bad, nor the Sopranos actually

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Antagon

I don't think it's humanly possible to forget Quark. Besides being comic relief, he also had one of the more interesting character arcs - [...] The show took the "caring for a ragtag team of outsiders" trope and elevated it into the stratosphere. Major respect there.

man, that was a really nice appreciation of that show, and you really have grasped it better than any reviewers i've seen out there. hahah, it brought back memories... but yeah, that was very good, what you wrote. thanks.

and now i want to watch it all over again, i swear

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

+oh! the last kingdom - I enjoyed the shit out of Last Kingdom. when Beocha (sp?) died man?? rough..... I thought it was one of the most authentic in terms of showing how people actually lived and how small, comparatively, ancient armies used to be.
+bojack! - I can't watch cartoons anymore. It has been about 15-20 years since I can sit through animated TV shows.
+the stand up comedy specials are great - Bill Burr's latest was fucking BORING. I miss when standup comedians would tell jokes, and not comment on the latest news bullshit.

hahaha goddamn, yeah, last kingdom was super addictive and charged with intense emotions. and yeah, people lived in sooo much filth back then hahaha.

but bojack is more real than real. it's like a corrupted version of bob saget, who apparently was a very nice man, or so they said after he died. but i used to watch bojak thinking it was bob saget's alter ego. anyway, i understand if you don't like the visual style, but the stories and characters are 100% adult (adult, not porno).

i... liked the chapelle and louis ck specials hahahahaha. i never expect comedians to be saints. either i laugh or i don't. and with them i do...

[Rob Instigator]

BTW, Reservation Dogs is back on Hulu, season 2, tomorrow

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

+bojack! - I can't watch cartoons anymore. It has been about 15-20 years since I can sit through animated TV shows.
+was "salt, fat, acid, heat" on netflix? - Saw it. nice show
+the stand up comedy specials are great - Bill Burr's latest was

Give Bojack a chance. I didn’t think I’d like it either but goddamn man, what a genuinely great show. Genuinely great drama in addition to being a genuinely funny comedy and having genuinely good animation and shit.

[_tunic_]

Originally Posted by _tunic_

And you could give Undercover a try, it's a Dutch/Belgian crime series (based on true events). I only watched the first season, which was good. Haven't watch the remaining seasons yet. You probably will miss some of the subtleties, about differences between Dutch and Belgian cultures and people etc.
Just read a few of the reviews on imdb, one says it's a trailer park version of Sopranos with the "everything goes wrong all the time" storytelling of Breaking Bad. Which sums it up very well, but I haven't seen Breaking Bad, nor the Sopranos actually

I started watching Season 2 yesterday, it's much worse than the first season.
In the 2nd season they gave the best characters the smallest roles, and replaced them with similar characters that aren't as good. So just watch season 1 if you're up for it. Perhaps Season 3 is better than 2, just skip 2.

[Rob Instigator]

The Sandman on Netflix was very good. They did a great job of capturing the horror themes of the first 2 volumes on Sandman (first 10-14 issues).

The only beef I have is that there is about 5-10 minutes of typical UK melodrama soap opera type shit that was not in the comic.

I cannot wait until season two because that is when Dream/Morpheus really starts fuckin with the Endless.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

The Sandman on Netflix was very good. They did a great job of capturing the horror themes of the first 2 volumes on Sandman (first 10-14 issues).

The only beef I have is that there is about 5-10 minutes of typical UK melodrama soap opera type shit that was not in the comic.

I cannot wait until season two because that is when Dream/Morpheus really starts fuckin with the Endless.

It’s been a minute since I read the comic but I think it’s probably still the best comic ever. Glad to hear you like the show, because I was nervous about it. Haven’t seen it yet tho

[Rob Instigator]

The first 6 episodes of What We Do In The Shadows new season are so fucking funny

[Severian]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

The first 6 episodes of What We Do In The Shadows new season are so fucking funny

I feel like it’s better than last season but still not quite as funny as the first couple seasons. Still, I’m totally here for this show, fuck yeah

[!@#$%!]

lately been offloading stress with a ridiculous british soap opera

 

basically everyone in it is a criminal, stupid, and a blabbermouth, which invariably invites an endless amount of meddling by others and great frustration of said blabbermouth. if they could only think things through and shut the fuck up about their plans, they'd be all happy and successful. but no! and so there's always some terrible ridiculousness happening in "walford" (made up name).

the show is very bad and embarrassing, but funny too in an involuntary way and it makes you forget your problems. so a bit like gas station vodka hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa.

it's only been a few weeks i'm watching this but i pray daily for the return of zoe slater. she used to be on this show like 20 years ago but was supposed to reappear like a week ago (it was lies though).,,

 

i hope she hasn't turned into a plastic surgery atrocity like most of the middle-aged cast here. there are massive amounts of body fillers in zoe's mother-sister (that's right, lol). e.g. see: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...slaters-boobs/ lfmao.

[_tunic_]

^^^^




watch these, please!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YJEcvs2F_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4WorCP_D9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nDlbvHndPo


if that didn't work, here are some more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzDrq6fsn0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMVn90_daU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-_n_BEonS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YppmHuzOo9w
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[Antagon]

 

Hyper-capitalism commodifying a fragile sense of counter-culture. Corners being cut everywhere and no thought for anything else than a flimsy grand concept. Add to that the ramifications of a society still steeped in a deeply chauvinistic Zeitgeist and you got yourself a recipe for disaster. I'd heard and seen articles about the event. But this doc actually delved into it a bit deeper and showed footage as well as firsthand accounts that really provided a sense of the magnitude of awfulness going on there. Granted, probably not the best thing to watch if you want to combat your growing misanthropic notions. But a fascinating glimpse into the abyss of the human condition if cultivated by all the wrong spirits.

I also started watching Star Trek Voyager now. And woof, did the writing take a dip after finishing DS9. I mean, it's not completely without its merits. Janeway is interesting and well-realized early on and one or two other characters have some potential, but it all feels so ... inconsequential.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Antagon

Hyper-capitalism commodifying a fragile sense of counter-culture. Corners being cut everywhere and no thought for anything else than a flimsy grand concept. Add to that the ramifications of a society still steeped in a deeply chauvinistic Zeitgeist and you got yourself a recipe for disaster. I'd heard and seen articles about the event. But this doc actually delved into it a bit deeper and showed footage as well as firsthand accounts that really provided a sense of the magnitude of awfulness going on there. Granted, probably not the best thing to watch if you want to combat your growing misanthropic notions. But a fascinating glimpse into the abyss of the human condition if cultivated by all the wrong spirits.

i've never seen this, but you really are on a roll with these reviews.

Originally Posted by Antagon

I also started watching Star Trek Voyager now. And woof, did the writing take a dip after finishing DS9. I mean, it's not completely without its merits. Janeway is interesting and well-realized early on and one or two other characters have some potential, but it all feels so ... inconsequential.

ah, oooof, watching voyager is bad enough, watching it after ds9 is a massive letdown.

the best thing about it is janeway's voice. but the other characters! my god... so awful. tom parris: fuckkkking boring. tuvok: boring. chakotay: boring. rob's cousin b'elanna: boring. ensing kim: pointless. the ridiculous catfish man: boring and annoying. his pointy eared girlfriend: cute, but boring. etc. kate mulgrew had the presence to have been a great captain but ayayay... i didn't have the patience to cross the whole of the delta quadrant with that lot.

the hologram doctor was actually entertaining at times. please state the nature of your medical emergency. yup, that phrase is the most memorable thing about that show for me.

PLEASE STATE THE NATURE OF YOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY

ok

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ps that show was so boring that i even forgot that 7 of 9 was in it. boring!

ok but enterprise was perhaps even worse...

on that subject, i've seen the first 2 seasons of discovery and it felt pretty great

[Rob Instigator]

I fucking HATE ST:Voyager.
Inconsequential tripe.

I have read a lot recently about how the writer's room for that show were all ivy league "writer" types, who were hired because they had no familiarity with Star Trek. The articles state that it was a real douchbag room.

Voyager is so fucking stupid and dull. 7 years and that poor Ensign Kim never gets a promotion! Not even a field promotion!

and the whole idea was to combine a Maquee (sp?) crew with a starfleet crew, and that went unexplored after the first few episodes.

I hated that fucking idiot that was their "chef"

god I hate it so much.

Enterpirse would have been much better if they had not cast TV's resident sad-sack hounddog face mr. quantum leap himself as captain. he sucks. he is a melodramatic overactor, and ruined that show from the beginning.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I hated that fucking idiot that was their "chef"

god I hate it so much.

hahahahaaaa! yes. that fucko was a real rage-inducer.

as for enterprise, the one i couldn't stand was that twangy trip guy. twang twang twang twang twang. the british weapons guy was also boring and sad. the languages lady i barely remember. the hot vulcan was so hot, but then what else was she? no idea.

oh, again with doctors saving the day, dr phlox was probably the more interesting and entertaining character and well played by that guy i don't know his name.

but yeah if you want to trash cap'n basset hound i won't fight for him lol.