The Tube.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The best 3 minutes the internet can offer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa-fk64bnvU

[Carnage]

Watched the 2 available episodes of The Mandalorian. Decent enough, a Star Wars western really. Early days yet.

[StoutAndAle]

Just started season 2 of "Succession" - the first was incredibly enjoyable but I'm curious to see if they can maintain that level of quality in this second series.

I was discussing this with the missus last night after watching the finale of season one - and I presume that this is intentional - is "Succession" the first TV show where every single character is thoroughly unlikable?

There isn't a single person in it that you wouldn't thump in the head if you had to deal with them in real life.

[Carnage]

That's how I felt about Breaking Bad TBH.

[Giggles]

Watched the first 3 episodes of His Dark Materials yesterday and I enjoyed it. It's not without flaws, but it's a lot better than that piece of shit Golden Compass movie that came out years ago anyway!

[Ollkiller]

Watched the first 3 Dark Materials. Just not getting into it at all but i heard it gets better so will stick with it for a few more.
Watchmen is absolute crazy but brilliant. Last episode was sooo good.
The Mandalorian. As with Rogue One it's the best Star Wars since the early films. Loving it.
What i'm most looking forward to is December the 13th and the return of The Expanse.

[DeletedUsermNqGIiIuGy]

Watched the first two episodes of the mandalorian. Shot really well and some good bits but a shite ton of filler bits. A lot of walking/travelling sections that seem to serve little purpose other than filling time.

[Ollkiller]

Just finished episode 3 of the new series of The Crown. It's about the Aberfan disaster in Wales. Such a harrowing event. The way they did that episode is television of the finest calibre.

[jobrok1]

Watched the first 3 Dark Materials. Just not getting into it at all but i heard it gets better so will stick with it for a few more.

Watching this with the kids, actually.
A good family show, as they're loving it.

What i'm most looking forward to is December the 13th and the return of The Expanse.

Absolutely buzzing for this! Can't wait.

[mickO)))]

Got the free trial for Disney + just for the Simpsons and rewatching all the old one's it's such a shame how awful the show got after season 10 and it's still going 20 years later.

[Giggles]

Are the new episodes that bad though? The most recent one I've seen was a few years old but it was alright, gave me a giggle anyway. Obviously their older stuff is untouchable,but surely the newer ones are at least watchable no? Or have they really gotten that bad?

[mickO)))]

Honestly can't watch it, it's so bad the last good season was 98 - 99. In my opinion it hasn't been good in 20 years and I haven't seen an episode probably after about 2004 or 05 anyone I ask who watched after that said it just got worse. Even people who defended up until a few years ago can't even watch it anymore.

I think they may have changed the writers.

You could even see it starting in season 8 were Homer would say the odd thing here and there that was just stupid and not funny at all, it just eventually went to nothing in the show being funny.

Mr Burns, Skinner, Homer and Mayor Quimby were so funny in the early seasons.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I saw a brand new ep last Christmas when home. Truly awful. I think Homer was in school with Bart in it, but no laughs, just jokes forced so hard they collapsed.

[Eoin McLove]

When Homer started wearing reading glasses and making quips about politics over the top of his newspaper I realised they'd abandoned every aspect of his character that made him funny,  ridiculous and lovable.  Luckily it's easy to spot which episodes to avoid as the artwork became more polished and vibrant looking.  Even the intro became more slick so you know as soon as the music starts if it's worth a look or if you should keep flicking through the channels.  It's golden period is among the finest television comedy of all time, though, and has endless rewatch value.

[Kunt 4 Life]

There's a video somewhere online called the rise and fall of the Simpsons narrated by an Irish fella and explains why it's not funny anymore.
The way the jokes are written are different back in the older episodes and they show a good example of a joke from the newer episodes and show how it would have been done the old way