FTA-TV Which TV shows are you watching now.

[AFDogs]

It’s an outstanding season of television.

Episode 6. Holy ******* s**t.

 

[Grogg]

Episode 6. Holy ******* s**t.

It's brilliant, but don't know how it's been tagged as comedy. It's a gut punch.

 

[Jatz]

Good to know it gets better, the first 2 eps are pretty slow.

 

[bok_party]

Good to know it gets better, the first 2 eps are pretty slow.

To me that resembles a kitchen though. You have quiet moments then all of a sudden it’s gangbusters and frenetic.

 

[big_icky]

Finished watching Succession so decided to jump across to The Righteous Gemstones for a similar vibe. Definitely a lot more whimsical but still an extremely funny watch.

 

[GROTTO]

Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+)

It's a propaganda piece about the US spying and military involvement in Syria - probably sponsored by the DoD and CIA's entertainment liaison offices. Production values are good. As you would expect from Taylor Sheridan it's entertaining and well put together. As always, Zoe Saldaña puts in a good performance. The dialog is fairly cliched.

My biggest problem with it is the suspension of disbelief. The other main character is played by Laysla De Oliveira. We are asked to believe this skinny armed woman (53kg) can beat all the male marines in the fitness tests and hand-to-hand combat. It's what The Critical Drinker has highlighted about 'strong females characters' in modern shows and movies. There's no arc where she struggles to compete against the men then overcomes it, like in GI Jane. She goes from domestic violence victim, flipper of burgers to kickass, undercover, Arabic-speaking US marine without even a montage. Low ranking marines take a private jet to Syria? OK. There's the obligatory tick box of a mixed race relationship and you can be sure there will be a lesbian character.

I havent watch ep2 yet, but in ep1 they clearly talk about how she was an elite athlete.

The montage while its not there, they do show some of her training and how she is considered to be exceptional not just by female standards.

I do agree somewhat about the suspension of disbelief, then again most TV and movies today require that.

Definitely agree about the tick box comment.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Started watching the TV show Bullshit and I'm not gonna lie. It got boring real fast. Didn't make it through the first episode.

 

[Frank Bunn]

I havent watch ep2 yet, but in ep1 they clearly talk about how she was an elite athlete.

The montage while its not there, they do show some of her training and how she is considered to be exceptional not just by female standards.

I do agree somewhat about the suspension of disbelief, then again most TV and movies today require that.

Definitely agree about the tick box comment.

Yeah they dropped in a line about her being a runner and throwing the javelin at school. But since then she's been living in a scumbag crash pad and flipping burgers for a living. Apparently, she couldn't outrun or outfight her boyfriend. They could have depicted her initially struggling to meet her former fitness standards. But no, miraculously she arrives fully fledged, as fit as an elite athlete who's been training for the Olympics for several years.

I gave it a chance and watched ep2. See what you think - but my eyes are still rolling around in my head and I've binned it.

Spoiler

Father of a sick child attacks the doctor. Hmmm.

Bratty teenager gets suspended from school for fighting, actually says to her father "I can't have this conversation with a white man." WTF.

The new spy recruit is captured and interrogated by other US operatives in a fake abduction, which isn't unrealistic. But then after the truth is revealed to her they keep on terrorising her. Just no. When unshackled, this woman with arms like pencils proceeds to beat the crap out of the chief interrogator who is twice her size. If that's not enough nonsense, when her team find out about it they start a fight with the abductors and she beats him up again. Strangely, no one suggests retribution against Zoe Saldana's character who ordered it all.

 

[Milanista28]

Yep, me too. We're almost halfway through Season 3. I haven't watched it in years so it's almost like watching it for the first time.

Into S4 now, about 4 episodes in, glad I've binged this hard, what a great show.

 

[phantom13]

Started The Bear.

Thank heck they are 30 minute eps, it’s stressful viewing

 

[GreyCrow]

Justified : Primeval - Disney+

3 episodes dumped and 1 each Wednesday

Tims looking old.

Like drinking a warm cup of coffee

 

[eth-dog]

New Walker. Jared Padalecki and Odette Annable are great but his son is s**t and the daughter is very ying and yang

 

[Cruyff14]

Started a show called Treason on NF. Has Charlie Cox (Daredevil) - very good.

 

[AFDogs]

Started The Bear.

Thank * they are 30 minute eps, it’s stressful viewing

Season 2 is much more chill. Apart from one episode. Be prepared.

 

[Hoos]

Justified : Primeval - Disney+

3 episodes dumped and 1 each Wednesday

Tims looking old.

Like drinking a warm cup of coffee

What's it like? I sometimes like warm coffee.

And I'm assuming it isn't a patch on the original.

 

[GreyCrow]

What's it like? I sometimes like warm coffee.

And I'm assuming it isn't a patch on the original.

I think like most reboots what you enjoyed about the original sometimes doesn't carry over.

3 episodes in and he hasn't shot anyone. But the villain is nasty enough.

I am lucky than most in that I only recently watched the original series so it's fresher in my mind - ie warm coffee

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Episode 6. Holy ******* s**t.

Holy ******* s**t alright. Just watched that episode, what a trip. Totally insane hour of telly.

 

[Hoos]

I think like most reboots what you enjoyed about the original sometimes doesn't carry over.

3 episodes in and he hasn't shot anyone. But the villain is nasty enough.

I am lucky than most in that I only recently watched the original series so it's fresher in my mind - ie warm coffee

Thanks. It has been probably a year or so since I've watched the original all the way through, but I've seen it 4 or 5 times, so it doesn't really matter too much to me that it's been a while.

Raylan not shooting anyone in the first 3 episodes is rather unsettling.

Is there anyone else in it that was in the original?

 

[GreyCrow]

Is there anyone else in it that was in the original?

Not yet seen.

Unless you want to count Willa at 15

 

[Hoos]

Not yet seen.

Unless you want to count Willa at 15

That's a no then, lol.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

I caught up on the first 4 eps of the new season of What We Do In The Shadows yesterday and had a blast. This show has not lost its comedic chops.

 

[eth-dog]

First episode of the new TGYH was a cracker

 

[darcytiger]

My wife is watching Sabrina the Teenage witch, episode after episode in a row. Embarrassing

 

[rocker_oz33]

My wife is watching Sabrina the Teenage witch, episode after episode in a row. Embarrassing

Are you watching different TVs..

 

[BACCS]

Started watching Colin from Accounts last night after hearing it won best comedy at the Logies, haven’t had too many moments yet where I’m not struggling to breathe from laughing!