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Since we loved Fleabag so much, the wife and I watched through the only season of Crashing this weekend. Not nearly as fun, but had its moments.
 
What a strange, beautiful, bizarre almost Lynch-ian nightmare of an episode of Mr Robot last night. The mood was incredible, the layers of theming were great. Although I feel this season sure has taken its time developing the plot, its had some really nice standalone moments and episodes. The plot inches forward, but it’s so much more about the characters so far and I’m okay with that.
 
Bennnnn said:
What a strange, beautiful, bizarre almost Lynch-ian nightmare of an episode of Mr Robot last night. The mood was incredible, the layers of theming were great. Although I feel this season sure has taken its time developing the plot, its had some really nice standalone moments and episodes. The plot inches forward, but it’s so much more about the characters so far and I’m okay with that.
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I can't wait to dive into this season. This is a show I need to binge because I get so confused, if I don't watch each episode immediately, I really don't follow along with the story. So, I need it to end before I start. Lol
 
Teeeee said:
I can't wait to dive into this season. This is a show I need to binge because I get so confused, if I don't watch each episode immediately, I really don't follow along with the story. So, I need it to end before I start. Lol
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I kind of wished I had waited to watch it all. I know with some shows it’s nice to have a week to take it all in, and I do that with this show. But so far this season seems like it’ll be much better as a binge honestly.
 
Bennnnn said:
I kind of wished I had waited to watch it all. I know with some shows it’s nice to have a week to take it all in, and I do that with this show. But so far this season seems like it’ll be much better as a binge honestly.
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Yes, there are shows that work better for me as a binge. Mr. Robot is definitely one of those. And I've recognized that The Good Place is like that for me too. So, I've been saving the episodes.

And some that work better for me as a slow digestion. Pose and Succession are 2 shows I like to relish.

Not necessarily just for Ben, but I watched Modern Love over the last week. Very easy watch - which was perfect since 5 of my nights have been consumed by baseball. Some very nice and pleasant and heart warming stories in there. It's mostly an anthology. Although the very last scene kinda sorta pulls all the stories together. But really, they are all stand alone episodes. I enjoyed the one about the door man and the one with Anne Hathaway and the one with the martini glass. It isn't going to win any awards, it was just a pleasant watch to unwind to after a long work day and home team losses.
 
Bennnnn said:
I kind of wished I had waited to watch it all. I know with some shows it’s nice to have a week to take it all in, and I do that with this show. But so far this season seems like it’ll be much better as a binge honestly.
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Good to hear because I'm behind on my shows and will probably end up binging most of this season when I finally get around to it.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
I felt obligated to watch earlier seasons just in case it was being counted for viewership ratings. But now that I know it’s safe and will end on its own terms, I feel better about being behind.
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Wait, would you mind explaining this?

If I (or anyone) binge something after it has already aired, my binging doesn't count towards viewership ratings?
 
Indymisanthrope said:
I’ve read (but don’t know the details) that viewership has been categorized as like real-time views, DVR+ 3 days, and, Iike, DVR +7 days? I think the idea is to identify viewer engagement by how anxious viewers are to watch, partially because DVR viewing means ad buys are less effective.

I don’t know how the explosion of streaming in recent years has changed that equation, if at all. Or whether anything I just said is technically accurate.
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That is a really interesting thing to think about. Especially given the conversation about which shows are best binged and which shows are best revealed over weeks. The thought that network TV will stop airing shows on a weekly basis has crept into my mind a few times over the past several months. I'm honestly surprised that the premium channels (HBO, Sho, etc) are still dropping shows on a weekly basis instead of all at once. Everything moves so fast now, I wonder what the pros and cons of both approaches are. Which way is better for ad revenue, for garnering award purposes, etc.
 
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Teeeee said:
That is a really interesting thing to think about. Especially given the conversation about which shows are best binged and which shows are best revealed over weeks. The thought that network TV will stop airing shows on a weekly basis has crept into my mind a few times over that past several months. I'm honestly surprised that the premium channels (HBO, Sho, etc) are still dropping shows on a weekly basis instead of all at once. Everything moves so fast now, I wonder what the pros and cons of both approaches are. Which way is better for ad revenue, for garnering award purposes, etc.
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I would assume the weekly format is best for ad revenue, but that's just a guess. As a viewer I think both have their pros and cons, but I think I still slightly prefer the weekly system instead of the big dump.
 
Woob_woob said:
I would assume the weekly format is best for ad revenue, but that's just a guess. As a viewer I think both have their pros and cons, but I think I still slightly prefer the weekly system instead of the big dump.
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I think I agree with this for the most part. There have been so many shows that are dropped all at once that I binge and then struggle to even remember 2 weeks later. There is the fun, unifying aspect of knowing that the entire fanbase is sitting down at 10pm on a Sunday to watch GOT. And that we can then all talk about it together the next day. Whereas, dropping a whole season of a show at once makes it seem like I have plenty of time to watch it so I'll get to it eventually. And then I probably miss out on all the conversation about the show.
 
Okay, so I have sort of caught up on some of my viewing--except for last night's Watchmen and Mr. Robot.
girlnevergoesout said:
someone else watches Riverdale!

I haven’t seen this week’s yet. I’m hoping this season will be better. Last season was a lot. I think they would benefit from going back to a 13 episode season like the first one.
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Oh my dear heart, I also watch Riverdale, but I never seem to catch it when it airs and have to wait for the episodes to be available on Netflix. I also missed out on the first Nancy Drews, so I hope those get put onto a streaming service soon.
Joe Mac said:
So this is the first time I've been in here! Hello everybody!!

Top 10 all time tv shows :unsure::unsure::unsure:

I think its:

1. The Sopranos
2. Father Ted
3. The Wire
4. Fawlty Towers
5. Mad Men
6. The West Wing
7. Shameless
8. Life on Mars
9. Peaky Blinders
10. The Simpsons

The one show that's critically acclaimed that I just found unimaginably bad? Breaking Bad!
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FATHER TED IS THE BEST!! Why do Americans even try? Y'all know how to do comedy across the pond over there.
DownIsTheNewUp said:
So... I've expressed my love for Mr. Robot several times in this thread. I've watched season 1 twice (it was even better the second time).

I just started the process of rewatching S2 and S3 in prep for S4 (S2 feels incredibly relevant in the era of Trump and aired before his election).

Anyways, it got me wondering (especially after people starting talking about the reasons they haven't been watching Succession)...

Quick poll:
1) How many of you have been watching Mr. Robot the whole way through?
2) How many of you watched S1 but then stopped. And if so, where did you stop?
3) How many of you have not watched it- and if so, why?
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1) yep since the start. I'm a tech nerd and programmer, so a show about a nerd seemed fun. I'm still watching it so I cannot answer either of your other questions. I love the way this show doesn't shy away from being depressing or even just quiet. I also like that it does address things that we know are going on with corporations hurting people.
Bennnnn said:
I kind of wished I had waited to watch it all. I know with some shows it’s nice to have a week to take it all in, and I do that with this show. But so far this season seems like it’ll be much better as a binge honestly.
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I had three episodes on the DVR that I watched yesterday (prior to the game--also @Teeeee Who Dat!!!). And I am glad I was able to binge them. I'm going to try to keep up with the episodes as they air, but I am not doing a great job of this. I think Mr. Robot is one of those shows that you really need to be in the right mood to watch, which is why I do think that binging this show would be a much more effective delivery system than week to week.
 
nolalady said:
Okay, so I have sort of caught up on some of my viewing--except for last night's Watchmen and Mr. Robot.

Oh my dear heart, I also watch Riverdale, but I never seem to catch it when it airs and have to wait for the episodes to be available on Netflix. I also missed out on the first Nancy Drews, so I hope those get put onto a streaming service soon.

FATHER TED IS THE BEST!! Why do Americans even try? Y'all know how to do comedy across the pond over there.

1) yep since the start. I'm a tech nerd and programmer, so a show about a nerd seemed fun. I'm still watching it so I cannot answer either of your other questions. I love the way this show doesn't shy away from being depressing or even just quiet. I also like that it does address things that we know are going on with corporations hurting people.

I had three episodes on the DVR that I watched yesterday (prior to the game--also @Teeeee Who Dat!!!). And I am glad I was able to binge them. I'm going to try to keep up with the episodes as they air, but I am not doing a great job of this. I think Mr. Robot is one of those shows that you really need to be in the right mood to watch, which is why I do think that binging this show would be a much more effective delivery system than week to week.
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Yo, your profile pick tho. When I got into Chapman's graduate school for film, the film I wrote the required essay on was Ghost World.
 
sorcerer said:
It's out!

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[opinion]
This was... very bad?

It had the writing of an early 2000's flash porn without the porn bits. It didn't even make sense, which is pretty bad for a first episode. It starts with the aftermath of some sort of purge that creates room for more demons then immediately makes jokes about how you can't die if you're already dead... so where did everyone go? The animation style is... fine... if you're super into My Little Pony and cringey webcomics. It feels edgy for the sake of being edgy but comes off like a pregnant woman with a Juggalo tattoo smoking a cigarette in a Sports Bar.

It feels like they had scenes in mind and just wanted to get them animated, but neglected the writing entirely. It's flashy, but incredibly dumb.

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