S1 of Discovery was very disappointing. S2 really made up for it, though. Then S3 pissed it all away completely. Couldn't even finish the season.
The time jump just made it way too far removed from regular ST.

Watched one episode of Discovery, said not for me.
Watched one episode of Lower Decks, said definitely not for me.
Still have to finish Picard S2. First ep wasn't great though, so not very motivated.
I'll have to hear that Strange New Worlds is properly excellent before giving it a chance I think.

Watched the new series of Stranger Things, big improvement on the previous two series. It's still a pure nostalgia buzz but they're going big on the 80's horror this series, the metalhead character 'Eddie' (the head?) was a good addition too.

I found season 2 so boring that I never went back to it. Maybe I will at some point, but I can't help but feel they should have left it at one perfect season... sure look it.

I watched the first two episodes of a Belgian series today, called Soil. It's about an Islamic repatriation service for families who want to bury their dead back in Morocco. It's decent enough.

Quote from: Eoin McLove on June 05, 2022, 09:49:38 AM
I found season 2 so boring that I never went back to it. Maybe I will at some point, but I can't help but feel they should have left it at one perfect season... sure look it.

They should have left it at one season. Season 2 is pish and no way would I bother watching any more.

Was totally underwhelmed by the finale of season 1 so never even began season 2. I remember at the time when there was that meme generator thing that allowed you write anything in the credit font for the show and squigz put STYLE on top and SUBSTANCE below. Everything was said. The nostalgia button pressing was just too obvious and just highlighted how little else there really was. And the monster was shit.

I'm 4 episodes into season 4 and really enjoying it. Real Nightmare On Elm Street buzz to it.

Just finished the latest run of Stranger Things, cracking stuff. Murray stealing every scene he's in. Big event episode to finish, really looking forward the the last 2. Apparently it's been renewed for another season, which (unless they make a right balls of the next couple of episodes) is great news.

Watch the first episode of the new season of The Boys earlier. Serious 'ah jayus' moments early on.

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Quote from: Emphyrio on June 03, 2022, 09:57:48 AM
We Own This City. Quite good. Went off in a direction I wasn't expecting but the constant timeline jumps were annoying. Hopefully they write another show. John Bernthal is great in it.

Under the Banner of Heaven. Think it tries a True Detective thing but at over an hour for each episode it's very dragged out. Gave up on it.

I just finished "We Own This City" - great story and some serious acting chops on display but JESUS CHRIST the timeline thing had me going insane. The device to indicate the time-period - the police report file dates - was infuriating. Especially when they then decided to mix in "2 Years Later/6 Months Earlier/The Day Before" title cards.

The new season of "Snowfall" is good enough but it still can't live up to the first two seasons. A lot of it seems to be treading water for the next and final season.

Started watching "Bosch:Legacy". Not great so far and, for a show that's supposed to be about him doing things differently - it's a lot of the same people. The actress playing his daughter is still TERRIBLE too.

Bosch was treading water for the last coupla seasons but the last one was pretty good. Apart from Jerry it seems pretty much the same cast and apart from him no longer being a cop it seems to be more of the same. Not gonna bother with it unless I hear that it's really worthwhile.

Same as that.
Think I dropped off the Bosch train somewhere in Season 4... maybe 5.
It got so tedious, I can't even remember.

Anyone up for some Raised By Wolves Season 2? Shame they cancelled it, thought it was decent sci-fi to be honest.

Have it all recorded, haven't gotten around to it yet.

Watching Boba Fett and Obi Wan at the minute. As it's cancelled I'll probably do Raised by Wolves next and then Stranger Things.

I watched a series called Two Summers, a Dutch series about an historic gang rape that happened among a group of friends. I thought it was really good.

Watching A.P. Bio at the minute. Funny shit.