The best new and returning TV series thread

[FalseBayFC]

Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.

The funny thing is how much more I enjoy her acting; when she has her back to the camera.

It's just shows how talented she is !

She has many sides to her and I like the front side a lot too.

[fishfoodie]

Season 4 of The Sinner with Bill Pullman out. I've enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Especially the first season with Jessica Biel who I admire enormously as an err ... actress. Or female actor I think they're now called.

The funny thing is how much more I enjoy her acting; when she has her back to the camera.

It's just shows how talented she is !

She has many sides to her and I like the front side a lot too.

So do I; but one of my visions of heaven; is a bicycle made for two, & me in the stoker seat, while Jessica steers

[Grandpa]

Watched 2 episodes, and the best way I can look at it is as a "Ripping Yarn" and not worry about plausibility, realism etc. Main thing that I can't stop thinking is "there's Morse / Ygritte / Stannis / Podric"
I suspect that for me living in a submarine would be a very special and unique hell so seeing it vicariously is enlightening

Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off...

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...

Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.

Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.

[FalseBayFC]

Yes.. Game of Thrones featured heavily... I was hoping Jon Snow would appear to finish them all off...

Watching some drama based on real life events I find more engaging... eg Stephen, based on the Stephen Lawrence murder and Manhunt based on a couple of serial killers/rapists in London... much more interesting...

Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.

Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.

Manhunt is a top show. Didn't realize Season 2 is out. Clunes is some actor. Its amazing to think he did Men Behaving Badly nearly 30 years ago. Really makes me feel old.

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.

[Grandpa]

Yeah it was good did you watch Manhunt with Martin Clunes? It was excellent.

Yes, it was Manhunt with Marin Clunes that I watched... and it was excellent... both seasons.

Manhunt is a top show. Didn't realize Season 2 is out. Clunes is some actor. Its amazing to think he did Men Behaving Badly nearly 30 years ago. Really makes me feel old.

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.

I have to also admit to enjoying Doc Martin... where Clunes play his "anti-self" in the form of an autistic doctor...

[Ymx]

There seems to be 2 different series called manhunt.

Netflix one with Paul Bethany unabomber

And a film at the same time

And another ITV one with Clunes in it.

Gather you’re talking about the latter one.

But the unabomber one has quite high ratings. Anyone watched that?

[Marylandolorian]

“You” season 3 on Netflix is out.

[Cartman]

There seems to be 2 different series called manhunt.

Netflix one with Paul Bethany unabomber

And a film at the same time

And another ITV one with Clunes in it.

Gather you’re talking about the latter one.

But the unabomber one has quite high ratings. Anyone watched that?

Saw the Bettany one - thought it was very good, he was very good in that

[Sandstorm]

Episode 1 of Goliath S4 on Prime. Billy Bob is great and the start is even more trippy than S3 so far

[Gumboot]

I've never understood why Succession gets so many enthusiastic recommendations. Found it impossible to relate to in any way, and didn't enjoy it at all tbh. Gave up after a few episodes of the first series.

This bit from a Slate article probably best sums up my feelings:

It has settled—with full awareness, and winks—into the mildly roiling stasis of which the show basically consists. This might not sound right at first glance, because the series, like its theme song, feels propulsive. The first episode of the series is a rollercoaster with huge and apparently life-changing stakes. But the stakes turn out not to be life-changing, and over the two seasons that followed, that has come to seem like the point: The Roy universe, when you really think about it, is an immutable one. Yes, there will be fights. Sure, there will be crises. But they will always take place in opulent surroundings and feature genially vicious adversaries for whom winning and losing are all that matter. The billions of dollars can make those conflicts feel epic, but they aren’t. Structurally speaking, the Roys, like all the ultrarich, never really lose. The only real stakes are emotional, flow out of paternal rejection, and can’t be fixed or changed. And so, recognizable rhythms develop.

[Ymx]

Thanks for reminding me. Succession season 3 starting in just a few days.

I absolutely enjoyed it. I find the characters mostly brilliant. Logan does remind me of my previous boss (founder) in parts. Didn’t suffer fools, very smart. He drunk a lot (not like Logan), and people wrote him off. But he was very sharp, and now extremely rich.

[Marylandolorian]

Episode 1 of Goliath S4 on Prime. Billy Bob is great and the start is even more trippy than S3 so far

Just finished S4, maybe the best one with S1

[Sandstorm]

I've never understood why Succession gets so many enthusiastic recommendations. Found it impossible to relate to in any way, and didn't enjoy it at all tbh. Gave up after a few episodes of the first series.

This bit from a Slate article probably best sums up my feelings:

It has settled—with full awareness, and winks—into the mildly roiling stasis of which the show basically consists. This might not sound right at first glance, because the series, like its theme song, feels propulsive. The first episode of the series is a rollercoaster with huge and apparently life-changing stakes. But the stakes turn out not to be life-changing, and over the two seasons that followed, that has come to seem like the point: The Roy universe, when you really think about it, is an immutable one. Yes, there will be fights. Sure, there will be crises. But they will always take place in opulent surroundings and feature genially vicious adversaries for whom winning and losing are all that matter. The billions of dollars can make those conflicts feel epic, but they aren’t. Structurally speaking, the Roys, like all the ultrarich, never really lose. The only real stakes are emotional, flow out of paternal rejection, and can’t be fixed or changed. And so, recognizable rhythms develop.

Thank you! Someone else agrees with me that it’s a pointless show!

[mat the expat]

Currently just done series 3 of Sex Education and have started series 3 of Brassic which in bonkers

Sex education is awesome

[FalseBayFC]

Episode 1 of Goliath S4 on Prime. Billy Bob is great and the start is even more trippy than S3 so far

Just finished S4, maybe the best one with S1

Oh awesome! Didn't know a new season was out. Brittany Gold and Patty Solis-Papagian make the show for me. Patty is such a perfect foil for Billy-Bob.

[Sandstorm]

Episode 1 of Goliath S4 on Prime. Billy Bob is great and the start is even more trippy than S3 so far

Just finished S4, maybe the best one with S1

Oh awesome! Didn't know a new season was out. Brittany Gold and Patty Solis-Papagian make the show for me. Patty is such a perfect foil for Billy-Bob.

Finished! It's great!!

[Sandstorm]

Second series has just started COBRA: Cyberwar

Just pulled after 3 episodes (out of 6) because....."out of respect for murdered MP DA"

Thanks for the massive spoiler, you cunts!!!

[weegie01]

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.

Endeavour is brilliant. The character arcs over the various series are excellent in the way they evolve slowly until you suddenly realise the character has evolved a long, long way without it being really obvious.

[Ymx]

Succession first episode has landed.

[sockwithaticket]

Currently just done series 3 of Sex Education and have started series 3 of Brassic which in bonkers

Sex education is awesome

I've been steadily going off it.

The first season which revolved around teenagers knowing fuck all about sex due to painfully deficient sex ed in schools was genuinely warm and funny with dialogue that felt authentic for the characters.

Season 2 felt increasingly like a series of badly written PSAs and the will they won't they with Maeve and Otis wasn't well done. The finale of the alien sex musical was absurd, they tried to act like the headmaster was awful for wanting to suppress it. Even the most progressive schools would baulk at putting on such a production.

Season 3 fell further into the deficiencies of 2. A particular low point was the conclusion of the Otis and Ruby storyline, very abrupt and under-written. The pantomime baddie new headmistresses was an awfully designed character. Ironically so given that they actually did a bang up job of adding extra dimensions to the previously 2D former headmaster. His son was one of the only other characters to get a worthwhile arc too.

2 and 3 have been pretty light on laughs as well.

I won't bother with the next one.

[Yr Alban]

Just discovered Endeavour about young Detective Morse. I'm enjoying it.

Endeavour is brilliant. The character arcs over the various series are excellent in the way they evolve slowly until you suddenly realise the character has evolved a long, long way without it being really obvious.

I didn’t even realise this was a thing until recently. Haven’t watched any as the early seasons don’t seem to be on iPlayer. Can they be found elsewhere?

[Yr Alban]

Currently just done series 3 of Sex Education and have started series 3 of Brassic which in bonkers

Sex education is awesome

I've been steadily going off it.

The first season which revolved around teenagers knowing fuck all about sex due to painfully deficient sex ed in schools was genuinely warm and funny with dialogue that felt authentic for the characters.

Season 2 felt increasingly like a series of badly written PSAs and the will they won't they with Maeve and Otis wasn't well done. The finale of the alien sex musical was absurd, they tried to act like the headmaster was awful for wanting to suppress it. Even the most progressive schools would baulk at putting on such a production.

Season 3 fell further into the deficiencies of 2. A particular low point was the conclusion of the Otis and Ruby storyline, very abrupt and under-written. The pantomime baddie new headmistresses was an awfully designed character. Ironically so given that they actually did a bang up job of adding extra dimensions to the previously 2D former headmaster. His son was one of the only other characters to get a worthwhile arc too.

2 and 3 have been pretty light on laughs as well.

I won't bother with the next one.

Currently half way through S3. Would have to agree it isn’t as good as it used to be. S1 was great, S2 was OK, S3 is a bit flat so far.

[Marylandolorian]

When is Ozark back?

Didn’t see the release time but Bateman said that they are filming until mid October, so beginning 2022 ?

I hope they can keep themselves alive till then!

In 3 months we’ll see if anyone is missing , e1 January 21st.

[Grandpa]

Didn’t see the release time but Bateman said that they are filming until mid October, so beginning 2022 ?

I hope they can keep themselves alive till then!

In 3 months we’ll see if anyone is missing , e1 January 21st.

I bet one of the two kids disappears...

[Dismal Pillock]

So Billions season finale
How does it feel?

Didnt mind the finale, at least something of consequence finally fuckign happened. Plus they werent ladling on the pretentiously obscure identikit pop-culture references every 10 fucking seconds.

The show is chasing its own tail to comical extremes though and needs to be taken out the back and Kevorkianed .

[Ymx]

So Billions season finale
How does it feel?

Didnt mind the finale, at least something of consequence finally fuckign happened. Plus they werent ladling on the pretentiously obscure identikit pop-culture references every 10 fucking seconds.

The show is chasing its own tail to comical extremes though and needs to be taken out the back and Kevorkianed .

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I think a more fitting end would have been if chuck would have died after auto-asphyxiation during prison rape for entrapment.

But either way, the series should have ended. But they feebly wove in this new character out of the blue. And to be the main character.

The ending was dreadful with Chuck walking in declaring war on that chair, ffs!

[fishfoodie]

I've given Foundation 5 episodes; & can now say that it's dog shit on a stick !

I don't know why they bothered paying the estate for rights to the story; to just fucking ignore it; & make a cross between the Borgias, & Waterworld.

[Grandpa]

So Billions season finale
How does it feel?

Didnt mind the finale, at least something of consequence finally fuckign happened. Plus they werent ladling on the pretentiously obscure identikit pop-culture references every 10 fucking seconds.

The show is chasing its own tail to comical extremes though and needs to be taken out the back and Kevorkianed .

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I think a more fitting end would have been if chuck would have died after auto-asphyxiation during prison rape for entrapment.

But either way, the series should have ended. But they feebly wove in this new character out of the blue. And to be the main character.

The ending was dreadful with Chuck walking in declaring war on that chair, ffs!

I prefer your version of the end,... especially for Chuck...

[Dismal Pillock]

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I think a more fitting end would have been if chuck would have died after auto-asphyxiation during prison rape for entrapment.

#chefs_kiss

Maybe with some prison-made ballgags etc. At least he would've died happy.

The devious machinations of Succession are almost getting too much. Women must LOVE this show, all the passive aggressive air-reading required in every supposedly diplomatic yet hatefully simmering conversation between the siblings. The deluded nature of their grandiose entitlement to just "take over from Amazon" despite being clueless, useless spoilt little shitheads is just so well done.

ep 2 Greg, superb how he

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managed to go an entire episode without understanding a single thing anyone said to him.

[fishfoodie]

Valley of Tears starting on More4 tonight; very good so far

[Uncle fester]

Opinions on Squid Game?

Not particularly deep and some of the stuff is pretty telegraphed but a decent watch all the same.

[Jock42]

Really enjoyed it. Didn't think my partner would enjoy but she was hooked after the first episode.

[Gumboot]

I also enjoyed Squid Game. Not sure it warrants another season, though. Much like Killing Eve in that regard. Curb Your Enthusiasm's as good as ever.

[Grandpa]

I also enjoyed Squid Game. Not sure it warrants another season, though. Much like Killing Eve in that regard. Curb Your Enthusiasm's as good as ever.

How can you like all three? I liked two of these... Curb Your Enthusiasm is as bad as Seinfeld... just not funny...

[Gumboot]

I also enjoyed Squid Game. Not sure it warrants another season, though. Much like Killing Eve in that regard. Curb Your Enthusiasm's as good as ever.

How can you like all three? I liked two of these... Curb Your Enthusiasm is as bad as Seinfeld... just not funny...

I like a lot of that CYE, The Office, Peep Show sort of cringe comedy.

[Grandpa]

I also enjoyed Squid Game. Not sure it warrants another season, though. Much like Killing Eve in that regard. Curb Your Enthusiasm's as good as ever.

How can you like all three? I liked two of these... Curb Your Enthusiasm is as bad as Seinfeld... just not funny...

I like a lot of that CYE, The Office, Peep Show sort of cringe comedy.

I like cringe comedy too... all those you mention... just CYE no matter how much I watch, I never find anything funny... wish I knew why,... it's just cringe without the humour... but then I don't find Seinfeld funny either and that was a big show.

Fleabag and Killing Eve I love... and MASH... I loved that...

[Gumboot]

I like cringe comedy too... all those you mention... just CYE no matter how much I watch, I never find anything funny... wish I knew why,... it's just cringe without the humour... but then I don't find Seinfeld funny either and that was a big show.

Fleabag and Killing Eve I love... and MASH... I loved that...

Fleabag was great...and importantly, it knew when to stop.

Wish I'd quit watching Killing Eve after season 1.

[Grandpa]

I like cringe comedy too... all those you mention... just CYE no matter how much I watch, I never find anything funny... wish I knew why,... it's just cringe without the humour... but then I don't find Seinfeld funny either and that was a big show.

Fleabag and Killing Eve I love... and MASH... I loved that...

Fleabag was great...and importantly, it knew when to stop.

Wish I'd quit watching Killing Eve after season 1.

Yeah season two of Killing Eve dragged on a bit...

[ScarfaceClaw]

How can you like all three? I liked two of these... Curb Your Enthusiasm is as bad as Seinfeld... just not funny...

I like a lot of that CYE, The Office, Peep Show sort of cringe comedy.

I like cringe comedy too... all those you mention... just CYE no matter how much I watch, I never find anything funny... wish I knew why,... it's just cringe without the humour... but then I don't find Seinfeld funny either and that was a big show.

Fleabag and Killing Eve I love... and MASH... I loved that... :lol:

I don’t get CYE either. I’ve watched half of an episode and have no interest in watching any more.

[Ymx]

Squid game.

At first I hated it until I moved to native language with English subtitles. It was entertaining.

But to be honest it was a bit of a load of bollocks, wafer thin characters, and it really shat the bed at the end.