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So Mr Robot is killing it. I fell out with it during my original viewing of series 2 but I've rewatched both series 1&2 again and think they're both amazing. Mid way through series 3 at the moment and it's just getting better every episode. Episode 5 may be some of the best television I've ever seen. Can't wait for the much lauded series 4.
 
Djxfactor511 said:
I think she just found it boring. It takes a really special drama to get her hooked, especially one taking place in the modern, real world revolving around corporate life. She's never been interested in that before. Give her a fantasy based drama though and she's all in.
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Me and your wife could totally hang out and nerd out on some fantasy based drama.
 
Not related to any particular show, but the new Hulu and FX partnership is shaping up to be a great move on Disney / Fox's behalf. FX and FXX have much better programming than Hulu does at the moment, but their apps have horrible compression, so I never wanted to pay for a commercial free option for them. Hulu will be a much better home for that content, and using FX's production arm to funnel new exclusives to Hulu is exciting too. I'm particularly pumped for Alex Garlands Devs.
 
I did end up watching Mr Robot S1 again and am glad I did...It was way too long between seasons, my wife and I were too lost.

Also, I love that Elliot quoted Pulp Fiction, anyone else catch that?

On the train platform with Angela when she asks him if he's okay, he says that he's "pretty fucking far from OK." That's word for word from Marcellus Wallace in the dungeon. Earlier they had shown Elliot choosing Pulp Fiction as the movie to go see with his dad.
 
I found myself binging Kitchen Nightmares last night. I would also look up how the restaurants did after the show and most still closed within a year.

I don't usually go for reality shit, but I find it fascinating what Gordon Ramsey says to these people.
 
Teeeee said:
I finished iZombie this week. That was a really fun show. If you are fans of Buffy, you'd like this. And the Veronica Mars easter eggs all over the place are amazing.
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I especially liked the first couple seasons. I felt like in the final season you could see that the show runner's heart and attention were now more focused on the Veronica Mars revival.
 
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LeeVing said:
I found myself binging Kitchen Nightmares last night. I would also look up how the restaurants did after the show and most still closed within a year.

I don't usually go for reality shit, but I find it fascinating what Gordon Ramsey says to these people.
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You'd probably like 24 Hours: To Hell And Back (or whatever it's called). The third season just started. It's basically a sped up version of Kitchen Nightmares where he gives himself 24 hours to fix a restaurant, renovate, and reopen.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
The comic book is great too, Mike Allred does the art and it is beautiful!
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LeSamourai said:
I especially liked the first couple seasons. I felt like in the final season you could see that the show runner's heart and attention were now more focused on the Veronica Mars revival.
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Yeah, the french guy big bad was a bit disappointing. But overall, I thought the show had a lot of heart. And she did such a great job - she essentially played a different character each episode. Loved the episode with Enrico Colantoni so much!
 
Aron said:
Probably a bit out of left field for this thread as it isn't related to a current show, but, back in December, I started watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Hulu. It's kind of brutal because my "free" Hulu plan through Spotify Premium has commercials, but it has been really interesting to go back and watch that show from the beginning. I remember reruns of it being on a lot when I was a little kid, but I didn't really pay attention at that age. I wouldn't have gotten most of it then anyway.

I just started season 3 this week, and they actually had an episode early in that season that pretty directly touched on what we now call "Alternative Facts". Another episode focused on the wage gap. It has been fascinating to watch this show that began in 1970 through the lens of where we are culturally in 2020. I'm not sure if I'm more on the side of praising how prescient the show was, or if I'm landing on the side of damning how little we have seemingly progressed since the show was on 50 or so years ago.

Most of the jokes still work. Not all...but most. I'm really blown away by how the show kind of arrived fully intact. Some shows take a season or so to establish themselves (Seinfeld & Parks and Rec come to mind). These characters were all fully developed from the word go, and I now understand why they are all so beloved. I also think it is super cool how Mary Tyler Moore allowed all of the other characters get the good lines. There's a very good reason that Valerie Harper's Rhoda got her own show. As did Ed Asner's Lou Grant. And Cloris Leachman's Phyllis. And then there's Ted Knight providing the blueprint for Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy. Just a fantastic cast up and down...and Betty White hasn't even shown up yet!
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if I could heart this post forever, I would. MTM is one of my favorite shows of all time and I am shocked that more people haven’t watched it. I started a rewatch a while ago and haven’t finished it. I’ll pick it back up this year!


Hulu used to have the first season of Rhoda but I’m not sure if that’s the case anymore and the last I looked at the dvds, they were out of print and expensive. I enjoyed watching Rhoda a lot. I believe the episodes are on

Please let me know how it continues to go for you.
 
girlnevergoesout said:
if I could heart this post forever, I would. MTM is one of my favorite shows of all time and I am shocked that more people haven’t watched it. I started a rewatch a while ago and haven’t finished it. I’ll pick it back up this year!


Hulu used to have the first season of Rhoda but I’m not sure if that’s the case anymore and the last I looked at the dvds, they were out of print and expensive. I enjoyed watching Rhoda a lot. I believe the episodes are on

Please let me know how it continues to go for you.
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I don't think Hulu has Rhoda anymore. I looked for it a few weeks back and couldn't find it.

Been going through some tough times in recent months, and watching MTM has been like comfort food...something familiar but that is still welcome.
 
Bennnnn said:
So there's a pretty trashy new reality show on Netflix called The Circle. Yes, I know it's the American version of the UK series, but I haven't seen the original. Anyway...it's a handful of people living in apartments in the same building. But they never see each other and only communicate online via their profiles. Sounds dumb? Yeah it kinda is. Boring? Surprisingly not. I'm already super into it. It's the right kind of dumb tv that I like.
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I'm just on episode 2. I thought this was fiction, not a reality. Why is this shit so addictive!?
 
Bennnnn said:
So there's a pretty trashy new reality show on Netflix called The Circle. Yes, I know it's the American version of the UK series, but I haven't seen the original. Anyway...it's a handful of people living in apartments in the same building. But they never see each other and only communicate online via their profiles. Sounds dumb? Yeah it kinda is. Boring? Surprisingly not. I'm already super into it. It's the right kind of dumb tv that I like.
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I was deciding if I should watch it or not... guess I will tonight O_O
 
DashMash said:
I was deciding if I should watch it or not... guess I will tonight O_O
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It's basically Big Brother, but instead of living in the same house, they comunicate via chat, so there's a bit of Catfish too. It's shallow but at the same time it's a fierce critique of how we use social media.
 
Waitressboy said:
It's basically Big Brother, but instead of living in the same house, they comunicate via chat, so there's a bit of Catfish too. It's shallow but at the same time it's a fierce critique of how we use social media.
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I never saw either of those and hardly use social media so this sounds interesting...
 
Waitressboy said:
I'm just on episode 2. I thought this was fiction, not a reality. Why is this shit so addictive!?
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I know it’s crazy and a bit dumb, but i got so into while sick that I binged all four of the first eps in a day and couldn’t wait till the next batch dropped. Got through those fast and am now just waiting for the final four. I’ve come to like a chunk of the people quite a bit. I can’t remember the last time a reality show like this one hooked me so fast.
 
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