@colonelkilgore Loved Mrs. Davis! A show that simply refuses to move in a straight line and is all the better for it. One of the more original series released in recent years, I can only hope for more quirky shows like this. And also, hope Lindelof is currently working on something, after this and Watchmen, I'll be paying close attention to whatever it is he comes up with next.
@FuriousMachine yeah I’d kinda thought Lindelof had lost his way a few years back and began to play it safe but this (& Watchmen as you’ve mentioned) has made me think he’s got his mojo back.
@colonelkilgore I'm not terribly familiar with his output prior to Watchmen, but I hear The Leftovers is a must-see. When I restart my Max subscription in February, that will be at the top of my list.
I'll gratefully take recommendations for other Lindelof works worth watching, if you have 'em
@FuriousMachineThe Leftovers is a strange one mate. It’s season 2 is incredible… honestly an amazing season of tv. Season 1 on the other hand was… intriguing enough to keep me on the hook until season 2 I guess but not my favourite. Season 3 was good but I remember feeling a little unsatisfied with the climax, something I’ve often found with Lindelof’s work starting with Lost. Just checked IMDb and he wrote The Hunt (a movie) which I really liked, in case you haven’t seen that.
@colonelkilgore I stuck with Lost until the end, but my love for it had waned pretty hard by then. Your sentiments about The Leftovers jive pretty well with what I've heard from others, so I'll keep that in mind when watching Will also check out The Hunt; I see it's readily available on Netflix here. It's funny, the poster and the premise feels familiar, but I don't think I've seen it. It was released during "the dark years", so I may have seen (or slept through) it during lockdown... (a lot of media consumed in that period didn't really register, as it was primarily a device for distracting my brain long enough to fall asleep and sleep through as much of the long days and nights as possible)
@FuriousMachine Another vote for The Hunt, I enjoyed it also. More darkly satirical than I realised too, as with most things I watched without out knowing too much about it.
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Anyone else checked out the first batch of Secret Level? Thought they were all pretty good so far. I enjoyed the Warhammer, Unreal Tournament and ’Arnie’ episodes best.
I am really curious to see the Concord episode but that must be in the second batch next week, along with the Sony one.
Started watching Star Wars The Bad Batch and it's a fantastic spiritual successor/sequel to Clone Wars. Seems very slept on compared to the live action Star Wars shows on Disney+. Not exactly newcomer friendly and throws you right in the deep end under the assumption you are at least well versed in the movies and know who Palpatine is, what Order 66 is, who Grand Moff Tarkin is etc. but as a lifelong fan that isn't a problem for me.
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@BearsEatBeets Not yet. I'll wait until they are all out and watch them then. Unlike something like Arcane when I felt more inclined to catch the episodes when they came out, I feel that there is less reason to do this withe something like Secret Level.
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
@BearsEatBeets Haven't gotten around to it yet, but I intend to. The "Exodus" episode is in the next batch, which is one I'm really excited about (though I will watch them all).
@LN78 The Vicar of Dibley one with the multiple Christmas lunches is a classic. Same with The Royle Family. And there’s plenty good Only Fools and Horses specials over the years. Peep Show’s episode with Christmas dinner is another good one but sort of fits so well into the series that I don’t even really think of it as a special.
Doctor Who has a bit of a mixed history with Christmas specials imo but I’d point to The Christmas Invasion as my favourite one and really brings back memories of Christmas ‘05.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light honestly is even better than the first season. Just brilliant. It’s shows like that which prove how far TV has come, to be getting performances from Mark Rylance which rival the very best movies can offer. Cannot recommend it enough.
Also been rewatching Friday Night Lights, one of my favourite shows of all time. On Season 4, The Son still being up there with the greatest TV episodes of all time. I’d definitely have it in the conversation with the classics from The Sopranos, Justified, Oz, Succession etc.
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