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We started watching Indian Matchmaking on Netflix. A very interesting show not only from the aspect of will the matchmaker make a good pair for the people she's employed to find someone for but especially for the look at the Indian caste system that exists and seems to have influence over everything.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I JUST finished a rewatch of Deadwood. It is fantastic. I wanted to to watch it before heading into the movie. My biggest takeaway the second time threw was how “Good” Al Swarengen is. I my minds eye I had thought of him more as a foil to Seth Bullock’s more traditional “white hat” hero. On this second run through I found him way more likable and sympathetic character and while his action were often self serving and rarely righteous he did care about Deadwood and he cared about the people that he employed at The Gem and though the ends did not always justify the means he was doing what he thought was right. Which probably makes him more of an Anti-Hero along the lines of Tony Soprano than a villain which I had remembered him as. Also, I still love how dirty everything on that show was every movie set in the west should be that caked with grime.
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It's an amazing show, and the foul language is so much part of it. I remember kind of writing it off initially, thinking it was all just mo-fo this c-sucker that. But it really becomes part of it all, not sure how else to describe it.

I had a boss that very much reminded me of Swearengen. He was pretty hard on people and yet liked and respected by most at the end of the day, and he had that angry but smirking sideways glance thing that Al does so often.
 
ranbalam said:
It's an amazing show, and the foul language is so much part of it. I remember kind of writing it off initially, thinking it was all just mo-fo this c-sucker that. But it really becomes part of it all, not sure how else to describe it.

I had a boss that very much reminded me of Swearengen. He was pretty hard on people and yet liked and respected by most at the end of the day, and he had that angry but smirking sideways glance thing that Al does so often.
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The dialogue is almost Shakespearean but obviously painted with old western brush as opposed to old English. The soliloquy’s Al delivered while either getting head or to the box containing the Chief’s head were always fantastic.

It was sad realizing that Powers Boothe, Ricky Jay and the actor that played Richardson all had passed away. I also didn’t realize the Sara Paulson was on the show the first time through.
 
nolalady said:
The She-rah reboot is really good if y'all are looking for something to watch. Me and my youngest really like that one.
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Yeah we watch She-Ra and the new Voltron too. Going to try and give Bleach a go and see if she likes it. I try to find shows that we can watch together because I have way more knowledge on My Little Pony then I ever imagined I'd ever have,
 
Rahawk2 said:
Yeah we watch She-Ra and the new Voltron too. Going to try and give Bleach a go and see if she likes it. I try to find shows that we can watch together because I have way more knowledge on My Little Pony then I ever imagined I'd ever have,
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To be fair, the MLP reboot is really entertaining.
 
jaycee said:
Fargo or Detroiters?

I need to go back to Legion as well. Noah Hawley does good things.
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I cannot recommend Legion enough. It's such a weird show, you almost have to just go along for the ride, without trying to comprehend too much. And there are so many great performances. Aubrey Plaza was probably my favorite though, especially in season 1.

And if you like Legion, you should check out Doom Patrol. It's another weird and wild show, like Legion, but fun and campy like Agents of Shield.
 
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