The Tube.

[mugz]

The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. And so Dark is finished. Season 3 didn't hit the heights of the first 2 seasons until episodes 7 and 8 but still thoroughly captivating. Thankfully i think they nailed the ending. One of the best shows ever made.

I don't really get that. I found Dark to be kinda excruciatingly meh. Not even bad, but just very by the numbers stuff. Not meaning to have a go at you personally.

By the numbers how? I can't really think of any show too similar.

Almost all Netflix stuff is algorithmic, kinda like cable tv was but with bells and whistles. Timetravel/millennials acting out childhood memories of genxers, mixed narratives, good soundtrack, some kind of teen developmental stuff, child murders, low level esoteric allusions, subtitles for effect, token 90s actor as one of the parents, too many episodes, repetition disguised as depth....

Not in any way saying all aspects of cable tv or sky tv weren't also like that but by being a more passive watching experience, it was also more engaging or unpredictable? Something like that.

Netflix is cutting edge 2003.

[Ollkiller]

The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. And so Dark is finished. Season 3 didn't hit the heights of the first 2 seasons until episodes 7 and 8 but still thoroughly captivating. Thankfully i think they nailed the ending. One of the best shows ever made.

I don't really get that. I found Dark to be kinda excruciatingly meh. Not even bad, but just very by the numbers stuff. Not meaning to have a go at you personally.

By the numbers how? I can't really think of any show too similar.

If there's shows similar to Dark can someone please let me know cause i havent seen it. Acting and cinematography were top class. Captivating storyline as well and the arcs of the characters were brilliant. Did you watch much of it Mugz.

[Nail_Bombed]

Cracked into Mr Mercedes. So far enjoying it, very close to the Stephen King books,  with no usual King trappings in the first season besides some gruesome deaths. The supernatural stuff has just started to kick off in S2. Brendan Gleeson is brilliant, as is the actor who plays the exceptionally creepy Brady Hartsfield.

[Emphyrio]

I thought S2 dipped a fair bit but S3 was good. I hadn't read the books so the supernatural thing seemed to come from very left of field.

[mugz]

The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. And so Dark is finished. Season 3 didn't hit the heights of the first 2 seasons until episodes 7 and 8 but still thoroughly captivating. Thankfully i think they nailed the ending. One of the best shows ever made.

I don't really get that. I found Dark to be kinda excruciatingly meh. Not even bad, but just very by the numbers stuff. Not meaning to have a go at you personally.

By the numbers how? I can't really think of any show too similar.

If there's shows similar to Dark can someone please let me know cause i havent seen it. Acting and cinematography were top class. Captivating storyline as well and the arcs of the characters were brilliant. Did you watch much of it Mugz.

Watched all of it. Until a year ago Netflix was an overall positive thing, but they just became a churn at some point. Dark was the point where it was just a pastiche of itself, just my view.

As I say in 2003 this stuff would have been nicely on point, but it's all so dated now.

[Emphyrio]

Finished S2 of Hanna. Not bad and a handy watch.

Harley Quinn. Actually very good. Perfect voice acting cast.

[Emphyrio]

Finished Dark. Perfect ending, after ep7 which was all over the shop.

[mugz]

to be fair I quite liked Workin' Moms, if I had to choose a Netflix show, and Russian Doll was above average too.

[Carnage]

Just watched the first episode of Gangs Of London before it disappears off Sky. Good stuff indeed, I'll stick with it.

Watched I Know This Much Is True over the weekend, jesus it's a laugh a minute. Some amount of shit piled onto one man/family. Mark Ruffalo is astounding in it, the best performance(s) I've seen from an actor in years. Highly recommended (and going from Sky on Wednesday, so get on it quick if you're gonna watch it).

[Emphyrio]

I read the book years ago and it's actually miserable. Totally wouldn't be what I'd have normally been into but it was actually heartbreaking. The show is meant to be a slog, even more than it should be, considering the subject matter. I'm in two minds about watching it.

Watching S2 of Altered Carbon. It's grand.

Brave New World is coming out this week, I think. I hope they do it justice but we'll have to wait and see.

[Carnage]

It's only 6 episodes so it's fairly palatable, but I spaced them out around watching other things, just so I didn't run for the river.

Curious about S2 of Altered Carbon, I'm in the minority that enjoyed S1 but an all-new cast is gonna be jarring.

Not optimistic about Brave New World at all, I can't see it translating to the screen that well. Didn't bother with the film TBH.

[Emphyrio]

Ya, S1 of Altered Carbon was pretty good,  I thought.  S2 isn't as jarring as I expected either.

[mugz]

It's only 6 episodes so it's fairly palatable, but I spaced them out around watching other things, just so I didn't run for the river.

Curious about S2 of Altered Carbon, I'm in the minority that enjoyed S1 but an all-new cast is gonna be jarring.

Not optimistic about Brave New World at all, I can't see it translating to the screen that well. Didn't bother with the film TBH.

to be fair we're living stuff that used to be a tv show script. We're outpacing the Netflix thing itself

[open face surgery]

Haven't cracked into season 2 of Altered Carbon but thought 1 was great. Like Blade Runner on meth.

[Emphyrio]

Started Cosmos: Possible Worlds. There's something comforting about these series, and despite them being well above my paygrade they are really thought-provoking and enjoyable.