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bdrummond said:
I'm finding the pacing of this latest season a bit off. It's good still, but the last couple of episodes could've done more with the time and be less concerned with shots that add to atmosphere and less to do with telling the story. The last episode in particular could've done a better job filling the time.

Like, you're really telling me 3 major characters, one with all the secrets spent all day together and we're only going to get some answers after a long journey to the Innie cabin?
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Yeah, the pacing is an issue for me too. Makes me wonder if the Harmony subplot would’ve built better if we’d followed her as a B (or C) plot during a few other episodes, and the Dylan plot could’ve simmered and built to more of a boil.

It’s a hard premise to pull off for sure, I think the show’s pulled away a bit from the office satire and workplace goings on, which I thought was a key part of season one’s success.
 
I have mixed feelings on a 4th season of Ted Lasso. Yes, it's a great show and a much needed salve in a terrible time. It's a show that just makes you feel good. My issue is the 3rd season was a great finale and a great send off for the show. I worry we'll just get diminishing returns on another season. Feels like trying to squeeze more life out of something that had a pretty good ending. But that appears the way of the entertainment world now.
 
mdmost said:
I have mixed feelings on a 4th season of Ted Lasso. Yes, it's a great show and a much needed salve in a terrible time. It's a show that just makes you feel good. My issue is the 3rd season was a great finale and a great send off for the show. I worry we'll just get diminishing returns on another season. Feels like trying to squeeze more life out of something that had a pretty good ending. But that appears the way of the entertainment world now.
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Yeah, I'm with you on this one.

Also, let's remember the last time that Bill Lawrence ended a show as it should have been ended, and then decided to bring it back.

It was awful.

Yes, I'm talking about the train wreck which was the Scrubs "reboot"
 
bdrummond said:
Yeah, I'm with you on this one.

Also, let's remember the last time that Bill Lawrence ended a show as it should have been ended, and then decided to bring it back.

It was awful.

Yes, I'm talking about the train wreck which was the Scrubs "reboot"
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But what about the the Scrubs reboot of the Scrubs reboot.
variety.com

‘Scrubs’ Reboot in Early Development at ABC From Bill Lawrence

Bill Lawrence is no Superman, but he is currently developing a reboot of his beloved sitcom "Scrubs" at ABC.
variety.com variety.com
 
Bull Shannon said:
Good news for people who love good news:
variety.com

‘Ted Lasso’ Renewed for Season 4, Jason Sudeikis Returning

Apple TV+ has officially renewed "Ted Lasso" for Season 4, with series lead Jason Sudeikis onboard to return
variety.com variety.com
(I didn’t finish season 3 🫠)
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I'm one of the weirdos who enjoyed S3 (it was good, not great like seasons 1 and 2) and while I thought they landed the plane with the finale I can't wait to have those cast of characters back in my life.
 
ayayrawn said:
I never finished season 3 either. As someone who thinks the first season is one of their favorite seasons of tv ever, it became kind of unbearable by the end.
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My wife and I are about halfway through S3, but it's been months since we watched an episode. We'll get to them eventually... I think the way the episodes got longer kind of hurt our watching momentum. I remember we were watching The Great and, if I remember right, season 2 of Ted Lasso, and noticed that the drama-length episodes of The Great felt fast, and the similar-length episodes of Lasso felt a bit longer, even when they weren't.
 
mdmost said:
I have mixed feelings on a 4th season of Ted Lasso. Yes, it's a great show and a much needed salve in a terrible time. It's a show that just makes you feel good. My issue is the 3rd season was a great finale and a great send off for the show. I worry we'll just get diminishing returns on another season. Feels like trying to squeeze more life out of something that had a pretty good ending. But that appears the way of the entertainment world now.
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tvham said:
I'm one of the weirdos who enjoyed S3 (it was good, not great like seasons 1 and 2) and while I thought they landed the plane with the finale I can't wait to have those cast of characters back in my life.
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It seems like a poisoned chalice at this point: either you liked the ending or you gave up on it before you got there. Kinda undercuts the demand.
 
LeSamourai said:
I remember reading somewhere that a few of the actors are significantly more expensive per episode (Arquette, Tuturro, Walken), so putting it all in one episode may have been a cost-saving measure.
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I have yet to see much indication that Apple+ is worried about costs on hit projects. They are one of the few streamers out there still living like it’s 2019.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Holy shit Netflix new 4-part miniseries Adolescence is fucking great. I am through the first episode and it’s so good. Every episode is is one long continuous shot. No cuts no edits and as technically amazing as that is, the actual story of a 13 year old accused of murdering a classmate is completely enthralling in its own right. Everyone should check it out. It’s an intense watch.
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Just finished up the final 2 episodes and wow. What an intense piece television. All episodes are riveting and the lack of cuts give the entire production a cinéma vérité qualityto it.

I am glad I never had children.
 
I haven't fully caught up on Severance. But the team retreat episode is kinda out there and wild. So far I think Season 1 is better paced like people are mentioning but I'm enjoying it regardless
 
zomgbear said:
I haven't fully caught up on Severance. But the team retreat episode is kinda out there and wild. So far I think Season 1 is better paced like people are mentioning but I'm enjoying it regardless
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I have loved season 2. Pacing be damned. I remember a lot of complaints initially about season 1 as well…until the Finale dropped and blew all our collective sock off.

I appreciate visuals, cinematography, aesthetic and this show has it in spades. It’s funny and interesting and takes chances creatively that most shows wouldn’t dare.

There are a few things I question with the story overall, like is the weird surrealism a creative choice for “Severance the show” (everyone drives older model vehicles, the Dieter Rams Braun-esqueness of most tech within the world. I think the first time I saw a cellphone was in episode 7 of season 2) or is this stuff unique to Lumon and the company town of Kier. I have not seen enough of the real world to know if the strangeness is part of the show (like Twin Peaks or Royal Tenenbaums or Hudsucker Proxy) or if it’s unique to this specific town. Like if someone moved to Kier from Cleveland, would that find the town to a bit strange as well.

That’s my biggest hang up this far but I am willing to over look it (and hope it’s later more defined) because everything about it scratches all the right spots.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
Just finished up the final 2 episodes and wow. What an intense piece television. All episodes are riveting and the lack of cuts give the entire production a cinéma vérité qualityto it.

I am glad I never had children.
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I love Stephen Graham and Philip Barantini but I don’t think I can watch this. Maybe once I am done with The Pitt. I can only handle one emotional roller coaster at a time.
 
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