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I watched it last week...but that ending of The Penguin with Oz doing, well...IYKYK....I hated that it was done but loved it for the show. I like that the writers didn't pull any punches and really made him an irredeemable character (TBF there never really was even a glimmer of a redemption arc, but I'm glad they went full dark). As a viewer I could only root for him as an example of unhinged will to power.

Side note: I read DC's Prodigal Bird earlier this year and it is a good companion piece. I think he is a great character when not leaning into the cartoonish aspect.
 
I started Man on the Inside on Netflix. I went from liking the pilot, to it getting too sugary, then settled back in to liking it overall all in 5 episodes. Easy viewing, but some bad acting.
Ted Danson saves it, but Sally Struthers is pretty good too.
 
ranbalam said:
I started Man on the Inside on Netflix. I went from liking the pilot, to it getting too sugary, then settled back in to liking it overall all in 5 episodes. Easy viewing, but some bad acting.
Ted Danson saves it, but Sally Struthers is pretty good too.
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If you need a new show give the FX on HULU show, Say Nothing a whirl. It’s a period drama set mostly in 1970s Belfast and is based on true story about the first two women (a pair of sisters) who join the full fledged IRA. I always knew that “The Troubles” and the Israeli-Palestinian situation shared some commonalities but when the peace accords were being reached in the 90s, the way the news media in the US painted the conflict as the IRA being some extremist radical terrorists killing innocent Protestants in hopes of uniting the island. I don’t recalll much discussion of the fact that in Northern Ireland, the Catholics were essentially 2nd class citizens in a near apartheid state. This show not only shines a light on that Catholic side but it also doesn’t pretend that the IRA didn’t partake in some terrible shit as well.

Also, the show looks fantastic. You can tell it was shot in Europe and the cinematography is great. There is a chase scene at one point shot from over head as the military chases an IRA member through a giant public housing complex that was both mesmerizing and edge of your seat exciting.

I am only 3 episodes in but I am hooked and can’t wait to barrel through the remainder during my Thanksgiving break.

If you are looking for for something a bit more lighthearted give another FX on Hulu show a go, The English Teacher was top notch funny and easy to watch I was just kinda bummed that it was only 8 half hour episodes so I burned through them all pretty fast.
 
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Speaking of Say Nothing, actor Anthony Boyle should get some award for starring in 3 different series 2024 series all period pieces and all were good (though Say Nothing was probably the best). He was also the main character in Masters Of Air and played John Wilkes Booth on Manhunt.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
If you need a new show give the FX on HULU show, Say Nothing a whirl. It’s a period drama set mostly in 1970s Belfast and is based on true story about the first two women (a pair of sisters) who join the full fledged IRA. I always knew that “The Troubles” and the Israeli-Palestinian situation shared some commonalities but when the peace accords were being reached in the 90s, the way the news media in the US painted the conflict as the IRA being some extremist radical terrorists killing innocent Protestants in hopes of united the island. I don’t recalll much discussion of the fact that in Northern Ireland, the Catholics were essentially 2nd class citizens in a near apartheid state. This show not only shines a light on that Catholic side but it also doesn’t pretend that the IRA didn’t partake in some terrible shit as well.

Also, the show looks fantastic. You can tell it was shot in Europe and the cinematography is great. There is a chase scene at one point shot from over head as the military chases an IRA member through a giant public housing complex that was both mesmerizing and edge of your seat exciting.

I am only 3 episodes in but I am hooked and can’t wait to barrel through the remainder during my Thanksgiving break.

If you are looking for for something a bit more lighthearted give another FX on Hulu show a go, The English Teacher was top notch funny and easy to watch I was just kinda bummed that it was only 8 half hour episodes so I burned through them all pretty fast.
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It's a top 5 show of the year for me, probably going to come 2nd to Ripley when I sit down to make my list.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
If you need a new show give the FX on HULU show, Say Nothing a whirl. It’s a period drama set mostly in 1970s Belfast and is based on true story about the first two women (a pair of sisters) who join the full fledged IRA. I always knew that “The Troubles” and the Israeli-Palestinian situation shared some commonalities but when the peace accords were being reached in the 90s, the way the news media in the US painted the conflict as the IRA being some extremist radical terrorists killing innocent Protestants in hopes of united the island. I don’t recalll much discussion of the fact that in Northern Ireland, the Catholics were essentially 2nd class citizens in a near apartheid state. This show not only shines a light on that Catholic side but it also doesn’t pretend that the IRA didn’t partake in some terrible shit as well.

Also, the show looks fantastic. You can tell it was shot in Europe and the cinematography is great. There is a chase scene at one point shot from over head as the military chases an IRA member through a giant public housing complex that was both mesmerizing and edge of your seat exciting.

I am only 3 episodes in but I am hooked and can’t wait to barrel through the remainder during my Thanksgiving break.

If you are looking for for something a bit more lighthearted give another FX on Hulu show a go, The English Teacher was top notch funny and easy to watch I was just kinda bummed that it was only 8 half hour episodes so I burned through them all pretty fast.
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Someone in the book thread mentioned reading a novel about The Troubles. I know so little about it, I am definitely interested. We are canceling our Hulu upgrade (switching to YouTube TV) but I think I have a couple weeks to watch this one before basic Hulu kicks back in.
 
tvham said:
It's a top 5 show of the year for me, probably going to come 2nd to Ripley when I sit down to make my list.
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It will probably make my Top 5. Maybe Top 3. It is looking like it will be up there with Shogun and Ripley, I can say that FX on HULU has now comfortably supplanted HBO for the top spot of the “Prestige TV Mountain”.

It’s tough for me to say as I have always loved HBO but…

HULU/FX > Apple TV > HBO > Netflix > Amazon Prime > Peacock > Paramount+
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
If you need a new show give the FX on HULU show, Say Nothing a whirl. It’s a period drama set mostly in 1970s Belfast and is based on true story about the first two women (a pair of sisters) who join the full fledged IRA. I always knew that “The Troubles” and the Israeli-Palestinian situation shared some commonalities but when the peace accords were being reached in the 90s, the way the news media in the US painted the conflict as the IRA being some extremist radical terrorists killing innocent Protestants in hopes of united the island. I don’t recalll much discussion of the fact that in Northern Ireland, the Catholics were essentially 2nd class citizens in a near apartheid state. This show not only shines a light on that Catholic side but it also doesn’t pretend that the IRA didn’t partake in some terrible shit as well.

Also, the show looks fantastic. You can tell it was shot in Europe and the cinematography is great. There is a chase scene at one point shot from over head as the military chases an IRA member through a giant public housing complex that was both mesmerizing and edge of your seat exciting.

I am only 3 episodes in but I am hooked and can’t wait to barrel through the remainder during my Thanksgiving break.

If you are looking for for something a bit more lighthearted give another FX on Hulu show a go, The English Teacher was top notch funny and easy to watch I was just kinda bummed that it was only 8 half hour episodes so I burned through them all pretty fast.
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Oh, I'm gonna have to watch this. We went to Ireland last summer and the Black Cab tour around Belfast through the Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods was eye-opening, to say the least.
 
ranbalam said:
Someone in the book thread mentioned reading a novel about The Troubles. I know so little about it, I am definitely interested. We are canceling our Hulu upgrade (switching to YouTube TV) but I think I have a couple weeks to watch this one before basic Hulu kicks back in.
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This show is an adaptation of that book I was reading about the Troubles. The book is amazing. I started the show, and while it doesn't quite capture everything (impossible, probably) it's still pretty good what I've seen so far.
 
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Man, it's so f'ing good. Funny enough, it got us to go by Paperback Brewing when we were in LA for our Rose Bowl trip. Nice brewery
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My only issue with Shrinking is that people don't talk like these characters in real life. Especially the sex talk between parents and kids. It's way too unrealistic. I also feel the same about most of Michael Urie's dialogue.
 
Bohnjaggs said:
My only issue with Shrinking is that people don't talk like these characters in real life. Especially the sex talk between parents and kids. It's way too unrealistic. I also feel the same about most of Michael Urie's dialogue.
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They don't act like real people either. I think it was a moment in the first season where Jason Segel's gay friend barges in on one of his therapy sessions to berate him about something, and all I could think was how insane that was. I overall thought it was alright, but the perfect cuteness of it with no actual basis in the reality of how this stuff works is just what grated on me about late Ted Lasso, and why I haven't checked out season 2.
 
I think that's been the hallmark of any Bill Lawrence show going back to Spin City and Scrubs. I don't need reality in a comedy. I just want to feel good while also getting hit in the feels a bit. This show does that really well while at the same time giving me some Pasadena scenic porn. The world is cynical enough. Sometimes it's nice to just sit back and watch something positive that handles grief in an interesting way. Brett Goldstein was on Fresh Air earlier this year and talked about that being his approach to handling tragedy or the death of a loved one. Sometimes the best way through is to laugh, even when you don't feel like it. I'd assume that's a fairly British approach to it. And I love Derek.
 
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