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Post by polly on Mar 24, 2020 20:20:24 GMT
MASH: Season 7, Episodes 5-6 - Skipped over "Our Finest Hour" since it's a clip show and nobody likes that. Good pair of episodes, one serious and one funny. Hawk and BJ's tub sure didn't stay secret for long. Bunch of moochers in the 4077th...
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 25, 2020 11:04:29 GMT
Star Trek Discovery Season 1 Episode 15
War of the Worlds (2020) Season 1 Episodes 1-4 Not afraid to get very dark in places
Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 Glad to have this show back
Yellowstone Season 1 Episode 10
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Post by polly on Mar 25, 2020 23:33:54 GMT
MASH: Season 7, Episodes 7-9 - Some very strange weather patterns in Korea...
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 26, 2020 8:52:20 GMT
I've been re-watching Fear the Walking Dead: Season 5 over the past week. I have to say that I thought it was much more cohesive on a second viewing. I think the biggest problem with this show (apart from the fact that the story lines aren't nearly as good as the parent show) is that the episodes are simply too slow. Not enough happens each week to keep the audience interested. Watching it over the course of a week instead of several months, I actually found myself enjoying it - that's not something I would have said watching it week-to-week. It still has a lot of problems, I won't deny that*, but in terms of the wider universe they keep promising I feel like it's going to be worth sticking with. I wasn't too pleased with the set-up for Season 6 on broadcast as it's the sort of thing that bored the hell out of me when it was done back on The Walking Dead, but with what little trickles of info we've been hearing about what might happen in 6, I'm keeping an open mind about it. Much like after re-watching Season 4 ahead of 5's release, I find myself looking forward to the next season of Fear. Hopefully they've learned from some of the mistakes they've made over the last two seasons and will producing a tighter, more engaging season this year (or next year, depending on the effects of COVID-19).
*There are only really 5, maybe 6, episodes in the entire season really worth watching, and they're incidentally the only important episodes plot-wise; you could skip the rest and not really be missing anything.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 26, 2020 10:52:14 GMT
The Blacklist Season 1 Episodes 1-6 Been wanting to watch this series for a while. Really enjoying it so far
Kidding Season 1 Episodes 1-6 Not to everyone's tastes, but has some brilliant moments. Especially the car jacker sequence in Episode 2
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Post by polly on Mar 26, 2020 19:05:29 GMT
MASH: Season 7, Episodes 10-12 - I see the show has become an FPS - First-Person Sitcom.
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Post by polly on Mar 27, 2020 5:22:48 GMT
The Simpsons: "Better Off Ned" - Not the worst thing I've ever seen, but a bland story stitched together from past episodes, most notably "Brother from the Same Planet" and the movie.
Family Guy: "Baby Stewie" - Awful episode, although this at least didn't seem recycled. It was a wholly original bad episode! Well, I'm all caught up on one series, at least.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 27, 2020 10:31:26 GMT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episodes 1&2
LA's Finest Season 1 Episode 1 Not that good and feels like its coming in half way through a series
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 28, 2020 10:31:43 GMT
Kidding Season 1 Episodes 8-10
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Mar 28, 2020 11:40:52 GMT
No surprises..
"Survivors" S01E01.
Interesting, how prophetic..
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Post by chronotis on Mar 28, 2020 12:36:27 GMT
No surprises.. "Survivors" S01E01. Interesting, how prophetic.. You and your usual love of upbeat entertainment on show again I see.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Mar 28, 2020 12:44:56 GMT
No surprises.. "Survivors" S01E01. Interesting, how prophetic.. You and your usual love of upbeat entertainment on show again I see. U know me so well !
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Post by polly on Mar 29, 2020 4:52:50 GMT
MASH: Season 7, Episodes 13-15 - Pretty heavy focus on Mulcahy for a few episodes in a row. Not that I'm complaining, he's a unique sort of character within this cast, you can write stories for him that wouldn't work for anyone else. Also somehow it is Christmas again. And they claim that it's been 1 year since the construction of the officers' club. So Seasons 2-7 encompass one year. Yeah, right.
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Post by elkawho on Mar 29, 2020 21:57:37 GMT
MASH: Season 7, Episodes 13-15 - Pretty heavy focus on Mulcahy for a few episodes in a row. Not that I'm complaining, he's a unique sort of character within this cast, you can write stories for him that wouldn't work for anyone else. Also somehow it is Christmas again. And they claim that it's been 1 year since the construction of the officers' club. So Seasons 2-7 encompass one year. Yeah, right. Yeah, considering how long the actual war was compared to the length of the series, I don't believe there is any thought at all to timelines how time passes on that show. If you think about it, it can't have been more than a year to a year and a half between Trapper leaving and the end of the series. Just think about how long Margaret is married if the entire thing isn't more than 2 years.
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Post by elkawho on Mar 29, 2020 21:59:02 GMT
Tiger King, epsidoes 1-7: I didn't really like it, but I kept watching it. It's like watching a car wreck.
The Witcher, ep 1: Good opening. I'm looking forward to the rest of it.
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Post by polly on Mar 30, 2020 5:59:03 GMT
Yeah, considering how long the actual war was compared to the length of the series, I don't believe there is any thought at all to timelines how time passes on that show. If you think about it, it can't have been more than a year to a year and a half between Trapper leaving and the end of the series. Just think about how long Margaret is married if the entire thing isn't more than 2 years. Oh, for sure, it's a total mess if you try to figure it all out. From what I've seen with it all relatively fresh in my mind, they were actually somewhat consistent in moving forward in time up until late Season 4 or so, freak weather notwithstanding. They said Potter arrived in September '52, and I think they realized there wasn't a lot of war left and suddenly it's 1950-51 again... Either that, or you have to cram in 7 seasons between September 1952 and the following July.
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Post by polly on Mar 30, 2020 6:35:20 GMT
Curb Your Enthusiasm: "Beep Panic" - Yeah, Larry's right, sweat soup is a hard no.
Star Trek: Picard: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1" - I am becoming accustomed to good episodes of Star Trek on a regular basis. They've really got their poop in a group lately. Let's hope they stick the landing.
The Simpsons: "Highway to Well" - This was never going to be an episode that appealed to me given the subject matter. Drug humour is not usually my cup of tea. But, the corporate vs back alley angle was at least something unusual.
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 30, 2020 8:52:41 GMT
I started watching Westworld on Saturday and may have already finished the first nine episodes. I found it a bit slow to begin with but thought it was really picking up around episode 4/5. I'm amazed that I've actually guessed the major twists so far (I don't know how, I just kind of had a feeling), but that hasn't stopped this show from being one heck of a ride! I'm only sad I don't have time to watch the Season 1 finale tonight (if it was the regular one hour length I'd be fine, but at 90 minutes I just can't squeeze it in). I'm super glad I bought both seasons at the same time because there's no way I'm going to wait to start devouring Season 2, but I'm even gladder that the streaming service that provides The Walking Dead in Australia is the same service that's streaming the new season of Westworld; I've certainly got a good incentive to keep the subscription up I've also started watching Lost for the first time over the last couple of weeks, but I'm only getting to watch that sporadically as we're doing a group watch thing ("group watch" being just me and my housemates). Got to say, I'm not really digging it. I think we're about 10 episodes in and I'm just not seeing what made this "must see" TV. It's really slow, almost to the point where basically nothing seems to have happened yet (or maybe it has but it's so cryptic I'm not supposed to know yet... but if I'm not supposed to think anything has happened yet, where's the incentive to keep watching?). We keep getting backstory stuff and I just don't really care about any of the characters. I only like Charlie and Hurley; everyone else is either bland, annoying, or simply not interesting to me. I don't know if we're going to stick with as only one of the three of us really wants to watch it, and it's the guy who's seen it before. He's trying to convince us it's worth sticking with but I don't see the other person watching it to the end - she likes the same characters as me but never wanted to watch it in the first place (I've always had a bit of an interest). I'll be very surprised if we stick with it through to the end. I might come back to it one day, but I don't think I'll be in any hurry (unless someone can convince me it actually becomes interesting).
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 30, 2020 9:54:57 GMT
The Blacklist Season 1 Episodes 16-22
Cobra Episodes 1-3
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Post by polly on Mar 30, 2020 19:24:13 GMT
I've also started watching Lost for the first time over the last couple of weeks, but I'm only getting to watch that sporadically as we're doing a group watch thing ("group watch" being just me and my housemates). Got to say, I'm not really digging it. I think we're about 10 episodes in and I'm just not seeing what made this "must see" TV. It's really slow, almost to the point where basically nothing seems to have happened yet (or maybe it has but it's so cryptic I'm not supposed to know yet... but if I'm not supposed to think anything has happened yet, where's the incentive to keep watching?). We keep getting backstory stuff and I just don't really care about any of the characters. I only like Charlie and Hurley; everyone else is either bland, annoying, or simply not interesting to me. I don't know if we're going to stick with as only one of the three of us really wants to watch it, and it's the guy who's seen it before. He's trying to convince us it's worth sticking with but I don't see the other person watching it to the end - she likes the same characters as me but never wanted to watch it in the first place (I've always had a bit of an interest). I'll be very surprised if we stick with it through to the end. I might come back to it one day, but I don't think I'll be in any hurry (unless someone can convince me it actually becomes interesting). As a big fan of Lost, I'm not sure if you're going to like it yet or not. The first season is, in my opinion rather good. The early part of it is more about introducing mysteries and exploring the characters, yes. The hope is that you will become invested in these characters and their stories. Charlie and Hurley are popular choices for sure. The flashback format is here to stay, although they start doing some pretty clever things with it as time goes on. I'd say right now you're pretty much at the point where the happenings pick up ("Raised By Another"). Then there's another slight lull, and then the run to the end of the season is very exciting. So, I would give it until then and then decide if you care. Basically Seasons 1-3ish have a sort of Buffy the Vampire Slayer/X-Files format where some episodes are more relevant than others. The reason the show has the pace that it does is because of doing a serial drama within the confines of a full 2000s season of network TV. They had a lot of time to fill, and no knowledge of when the end would be. As such, they had to be deliberate in what they revealed and when. Nobody wanted another Twin Peaks where they explained the Big Question and everyone tuned out. So the honest, straight talk assessment is this, in my opinion. Season 1 is a good introduction. Season 2 and the early part of 3 aren't bad, but start to drag due to the above, and the show bled viewers. Many of whom, to this day, (erroneously) claim the show didn't resolve anything. However, midway through the third season, the producers came to an agreement with ABC and got a set-in-stone end date. And wouldn't you know it, the pace picked up dramatically, and the end of that third season is one of the finest runs of episodes I've ever seen. 4-6 are all much leaner and have very little downtime. Opinions on the ending are still divisive, but that shouldn't deter you from giving it a shot.
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