The best new and returning TV series thread

[Sandstorm]

Actually was waiting for ZeroZeroZero.

What is that playing on?

Edit: sky atlantic

Seen 2 episodes, it’s ok. But all over the place with various languages and time lines. 6/10

[Hal Jordan]

Jesus tittyfucking Christ, WandaVison is fucking amazing!

I don't think it's a spoiler to say that when Quicksilver turned up dressed as FUCKING QUICKSILVER I had to pause the show to explain to my wife why my thirteen year old self was reclaiming my forty something brain in a nerdgasm of bongo vid proportions.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Jesus tittyfucking Christ, WandaVison is fucking amazing!

I don't think it's a spoiler to say that when Quicksilver turned up dressed as FUCKING QUICKSILVER I had to pause the show to explain to my wife why my thirteen year old self was reclaiming my forty something brain in a nerdgasm of bongo vid proportions.

Tittyfucking is probably the only part of that post that I understood.

[Hal Jordan]

I get the same reaction as you to me when people rave about shows featuring the defiled and mutilated corpses of murdered women being investigated by borderline autistic Scandinavian detectives.

[Ymx]

Well Wandavision is a bit of a slow hairy turd as far as shows go. Just watched it. It’s utter crap and needs to be flushed.

The storyline is so incredibly weak.

[Hal Jordan]

Ymx's Biblical wrongheadedness aside, WandaVison gets betterand better.

Twitter is awash with John Wick memes. Ignore the fact that SOMEONE ATE THE KIDS, A POOR DOGGY GOT THE BULLET.

[Ymx]

Ymx's Biblical wrongheadedness aside, WandaVison gets betterand better.

Twitter is awash with John Wick memes. Ignore the fact that SOMEONE ATE THE KIDS, A POOR DOGGY GOT THE BULLET.

based on it’s plot, going to assume it is targeted at under 10 year olds.

Anyway fair play if it’s your cup of tea

[Jock42]

The Ripper.

I had heard about Sutcliffe and knew who he was but never realised how prolific the whole thing was. What a complete cluster fuck

[Lobby]

The Ripper.

I had heard about Sutcliffe and knew who he was but never realised how prolific the whole thing was. What a complete cluster fuck

I remember it well at the time. The BBC4 3 part documentary, The Yorkshire Ripper Files, a Very British Crime Story was excellent for taking a different and more sensitive approach to the usual true crime sensationalism. From the BBC summary:

Speaking to the children of some of the very first murder victims and to police officers who worked on the investigation, as well as to journalists who covered the murders, Liza Williams explores the difference between the way the women were characterised by the investigation and how they are remembered by those who knew and loved them. Meeting a survivor of one of Sutcliffe’s earlier attacks, as well as the daughter of another, Liza finds out how their vital eyewitness evidence was ignored because neither were prostitutes and did not, as a result, fit the victim profile the police had decided upon.

While the police ploughed on with their theory of that the murderer was targeting prostitutes, the killer remained at large. Between February 1977 and May 1978 Peter Sutcliffe murdered seven more women.

The interviews with his victim’s children are heartbreaking, and it is quite shocking to be reminded again how inept Yorkshire police’s investigation was.

[Jock42]

The Ripper.

I had heard about Sutcliffe and knew who he was but never realised how prolific the whole thing was. What a complete cluster fuck

I remember it well at the time. The BBC4 3 part documentary, The Yorkshire Ripper Files, a Very British Crime Story was excellent for taking a different and more sensitive approach to the usual true crime sensationalism. From the BBC summary:

Speaking to the children of some of the very first murder victims and to police officers who worked on the investigation, as well as to journalists who covered the murders, Liza Williams explores the difference between the way the women were characterised by the investigation and how they are remembered by those who knew and loved them. Meeting a survivor of one of Sutcliffe’s earlier attacks, as well as the daughter of another, Liza finds out how their vital eyewitness evidence was ignored because neither were prostitutes and did not, as a result, fit the victim profile the police had decided upon.

While the police ploughed on with their theory of that the murderer was targeting prostitutes, the killer remained at large. Between February 1977 and May 1978 Peter Sutcliffe murdered seven more women.

The interviews with his victim’s children are heartbreaking, and it is quite shocking to be reminded again how inept Yorkshire police’s investigation was.

I'll have a look for it cheers.

[sockwithaticket]

Star Trek: Lower Decks is a fun, irreverant show I stumbled across on Prime. As a complete non-Trekkie there was probably a bunch of stuff that went over my head, but I got some chuckles out of it nonetheless and the conceit of following the non-officer crew of a non-first contact ship is a good one.

[sockwithaticket]

I get the same reaction as you to me when people rave about shows featuring the defiled and mutilated corpses of murdered women being investigated by borderline autistic Scandinavian detectives.

Gigantic +1. I will never understand people who have a seemingly bottomless appetite for pitch black dramas revolving around homicide detectives. That lack of understanding isn't just limited to fans of the particularly austere Scandi offerings.

[Raggs]

Star Trek: Lower Decks is a fun, irreverant show I stumbled across on Prime. As a complete non-Trekkie there was probably a bunch of stuff that went over my head, but I got some chuckles out of it nonetheless and the conceit of following the non-officer crew of a non-first contact ship is a good one.

For light hearted fun it was really nice.

Get a feeling from some comments on it that some people were expecting a serious star trek series...

[Ymx]

Agree. Quite liked the Star Trek: Lower deck series. And not a Trekkie either.

[sockwithaticket]

Star Trek: Lower Decks is a fun, irreverant show I stumbled across on Prime. As a complete non-Trekkie there was probably a bunch of stuff that went over my head, but I got some chuckles out of it nonetheless and the conceit of following the non-officer crew of a non-first contact ship is a good one.

For light hearted fun it was really nice.

Get a feeling from some comments on it that some people were expecting a serious star trek series...

I'm grateful that's not what we got. I dabbled with the new ones, Discovery and Picard, didn't really work for me.

[sockwithaticket]

The Rookie was an enjoyably OTT police show guilty pleasure, but I'm tuning out. They've switched writers for season 3 and the after school special for 10 year olds approach to hot button social issues around the police is pretty fucking painful.

[Trapper]

Bridgerton, wife asked me to put this on as she had heard good things about it. Must say that it’s not my usual cup of tea but it’s very enjoyably.

[Ymx]

Actually was waiting for ZeroZeroZero.

What is that playing on?

Edit: sky atlantic

Seen 2 episodes, it’s ok. But all over the place with various languages and time lines. 6/10

Have now watched much of it. It’s strangely addictive, mixed acting.

I like the idea where one or subset of the characters gets huge focus on their journey for full episodes. Makes it interesting to basically switch the main character around.

[Raggs]

Really enjoyed the end of Wandavision. Great little show.

[stemoc]

Really enjoyed the end of Wandavision. Great little show.

its a shame we have to wait a year for the doctor strange 2 movie to see how it ends

[Grandpa]

Actually was waiting for ZeroZeroZero.

What is that playing on?

Edit: sky atlantic

Seen 2 episodes, it’s ok. But all over the place with various languages and time lines. 6/10

Have now watched much of it. It’s strangely addictive, mixed acting.

I like the idea where one or subset of the characters gets huge focus on their journey for full episodes. Makes it interesting to basically switch the main character around.

I loved it. Gritty and watchable...

[Sandstorm]

Seen 2 episodes, it’s ok. But all over the place with various languages and time lines. 6/10

Have now watched much of it. It’s strangely addictive, mixed acting.

I like the idea where one or subset of the characters gets huge focus on their journey for full episodes. Makes it interesting to basically switch the main character around.

I loved it. Gritty and watchable...

Yup, really gets good after episode 3 and continues to a fine finale.

[stemoc]

can't find the movie thread, but this is gonna be AWESOME!!! .. i love Gunn

[Ymx]

Anyone else watched Seal Team?

Starts off with fairly repetitive mission per episode but still good.

Then it starts developing with more too it later on in season 1 with the deployment to Afghanistan.

About ep 6 now in season 2. Enjoying it.

[Hal Jordan]

Really enjoyed the end of Wandavision. Great little show.

its a shame we have to wait a year for the doctor strange 2 movie to see how it ends

We have Falcon and The Winter Soldier now, Loki in June and the much delayed Black Widow film to tide us over.

[sockwithaticket]

can't find the movie thread, but this is gonna be AWESOME!!! .. i love Gunn

Film rather than TV. It does look like Gunn's going to make it a lot more entertaining than the last shit show.

[Raggs]

Waiting for my new sound system to watch the avengers films again. Then I'll watch the falcon and winter soldier i reckon.

[Sandstorm]

Anyone else watched Seal Team?

Starts off with fairly repetitive mission per episode but still good.

Then it starts developing with more too it later on in season 1 with the deployment to Afghanistan.

About ep 6 now in season 2. Enjoying it.

Love it. Season 3 goes a bit “PTSD-woe is me”, but series 4 is really good again

[ASMO]

8 days, German mini series about an asteroid hitting Earth, really really really bloody good.

[BnM]

Mandalorian S2 Ep2 Nope nope fucking nope.

[Sandstorm]

Mandalorian S2 Ep2 Nope nope fucking nope.

Stick with it. Ep 2 is dreadful, but it improves again quickly.

[Jock42]

Anyone else watched Seal Team?

Starts off with fairly repetitive mission per episode but still good.

Then it starts developing with more too it later on in season 1 with the deployment to Afghanistan.

About ep 6 now in season 2. Enjoying it.

It can be a bit too much of a soap opera at times but I enjoy it. Easy watching without engaging the brain, lots of pew pew but needs more of the dog.

[Mr Bungle]

Mandalorian S2 Ep2 Nope nope fucking nope.

Stick with it. Ep 2 is dreadful, but it improves again quickly.

The season is actually mostly shite. The Littlest Hobo set in the Star Wars universe.

[Trapper]

Mandalorian S2 Ep2 Nope nope fucking nope.

Stick with it. Ep 2 is dreadful, but it improves again quickly.

The season is actually mostly shite. The Littlest Hobo set in the Star Wars universe.

The last episode with Luke showing up in an x-wing is one of the best things to ever happen in Star Wars. The Mandolorian and Jon Favreau have almost single handedly saved the franchise imo.

[Mr Bungle]

Stick with it. Ep 2 is dreadful, but it improves again quickly.

The season is actually mostly shite. The Littlest Hobo set in the Star Wars universe.

The last episode with so and so showing up in an ship is one of the best things to ever happen in Star Wars. The Mandolorian and Jon Favreau have almost single handedly saved the franchise imo.

Spoilers. Not everyone has watched it. I have zero time for easily pleased supposed Star Wars fans who cannot see the flaws of this series amongst the few good things that occasionally warm the Star Wars nerds heart.

[Trapper]

The season is actually mostly shite. The Littlest Hobo set in the Star Wars universe.

The last episode with so and so showing up in an ship is one of the best things to ever happen in Star Wars. The Mandolorian and Jon Favreau have almost single handedly saved the franchise imo.

Spoilers. Not everyone has watched it. I have zero time for easily pleased supposed Star Wars fans who cannot see the flaws of this series amongst the few good things that occasionally warm the Star Wars nerds heart.

Gee, I bet you’re a lot of fun to have a beer with.

[Mr Bungle]

The last episode with so and so showing up in an ship is one of the best things to ever happen in Star Wars. The Mandolorian and Jon Favreau have almost single handedly saved the franchise imo.

Spoilers. Not everyone has watched it. I have zero time for easily pleased supposed Star Wars fans who cannot see the flaws of this series amongst the few good things that occasionally warm the Star Wars nerds heart.

Gee, I bet you’re a lot of fun to have a beer with.

I’m fucking amazing. I was going to sign that off with a wink, but seriously, what are true fans of the original trilogies missing when they think The Mandalorian is somehow righting the wrongs of the prequels/sequels? It has some quality scenes at times and a nice theme and excellent closing credits but mostly misses the mark with average action and storytelling.

[yermum]

I have zero time for easily pleased supposed Star Wars fans who cannot see the flaws of this series amongst the few good things that occasionally warm the Star Wars nerds heart.

gatekeeping metal is one thing, but kids tv? give yourself an uppercut.

[Raggs]

I often think people venerate the original trilogies more than they deserve. They point to Jar Jar Binks and cry about comedic relief, and completely ignore the fact that r2d2 and C3po were a comedy duo. Porgs = ewoks etc, hell, even chewy was often there for laughs. I didn't mind the comedic relief aspect as much as many seem to, but when they start trying to claim that the original films didn't have such things, they're straight up wrong.

[Mr Bungle]

I often think people venerate the original trilogies more than they deserve. They point to Jar Jar Binks and cry about comedic relief, and completely ignore the fact that r2d2 and C3po were a comedy duo. Porgs = ewoks etc, hell, even chewy was often there for laughs. I didn't mind the comedic relief aspect as much as many seem to, but when they start trying to claim that the original films didn't have such things, they're straight up wrong.

Who’s talking of comedic relief? While there’s some incredibly shit examples in the films outside of the originals. Comedic relief isn’t representative of the issues with the pre and sequels. You’re correct with Ewoks, but R2 & C3PO were class compared to the likes of BB8.

One only has to see what Lucas deemed fit to incorporate in his special editions to see how he’d lost his touch.