The TV Shows Thread

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I recently watched Mindhunter which was a rather polarized series. The main thrust, the FBI's innovation/development of serial killer profiling via interviewing killers and applying the lessons learned, was absolutely gripping and surprisingly true to history apparently.

Apparently the prison scenes where they interview Kemper, all of the Kemper character's dialogue were his actual words from the real interviews.

 

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I am two episodes away from finishing season 3 of Daredevil in order to watch the newest season. I remember really liking seasons 1 and 2... 10 years ago. I can't believe it's been so long since I've watched the show. I don't know if it's evidence of how much I have changed, but I'm finding season 3 to be slow, and not very enjoyable. I'm beginning to roll my eyes at all the times Daredevil gets beaten up and stabbed only to be perfectly fine in what can't have been very long after. I know his character is supposed to be tough, but the fast healing, without making it explicit as a power, gets old and downright insulting. A little spoiler, but I find whenever shows like this have some big bad, who is one guy with a bunch of people under his thumb, how dumb it is they don't simply conspire to kill him. Kingpin's network of stooges doesn't feel well set up. And also, is Daredevil's plan to beat Kingpin up? To beat him to death? Instead of kill him via stealth? Maybe the show was never as good as I remembered and I'm only seeing it now 10 years later with some more life perspective.

The thing in TV and movies where the main character recovers from being stabbed, shot, or even just being in a brutal fight right away like it's no big deal definitely takes you out of it. I remember I was quite enjoying the movie Apocalypto until in the big chase in the jungle scene where the main character literally takes a javelin through the abdomen and is somehow still able to flee from his pursuers and eventually fight them. If you're going to do something like that in your show or movie, you really need to establish that the guy has superpowers of some sort.

 

[GuitarWind21]

Lol speaking of movie and tv, I really miss the family tv shows like family matters or growing pains on Disney. With things like Woke or the lgbtq movement influencing popular culture and what is appropriate I think some of the things that were more less, less politically correct is what made those shows so enticing and made you want to watch it time and time again. Now a lot of crap seems water downed.

 

[Maddox]

Lol speaking of movie and tv, I really miss the family tv shows like family matters or growing pains on Disney. With things like Woke or the lgbtq movement influencing popular culture and what is appropriate I think some of the things that were more less, less politically correct is what made those shows so enticing and made you want to watch it time and time again. Now a lot of crap seems water downed.

Wanna watch a great TV show? Check out Freaks and Geeks.



It only lasted 1 year because it had a terrible time slot on Saturday for a show about teens, but it's one of the best TV shows I've ever seen. And it's based in the 80s so you get that retro goodness along with it.

 

[GuitarWind21]

Wanna watch a great TV show? Check out Freaks and Geeks.

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It only lasted 1 year because it had a terrible time slot on Saturday for a show about teens, but it's one of the best TV shows I've ever seen. And it's based in the 80s so you get that retro goodness along with it.

You know what? I don't think I've ever seen this show ever since it came out on NBC a long time ago...this sounds like one for the bucket list lol

 

[FrostBITE]

Wanna watch a great TV show? Check out Freaks and Geeks.

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It only lasted 1 year because it had a terrible time slot on Saturday for a show about teens, but it's one of the best TV shows I've ever seen. And it's based in the 80s so you get that retro goodness along with it.

Of course looking back it's quite Jewish (a devout Christian girl is repeatedly mocked and portrayed as "uncool") but for the most part, it's a funny and at times touching show (like the episode where Lindsay ends up not breaking her mom's tradition of handing out trick r' treat candy together). It's better than most sitcoms that were on the air then and now.

It's kind of astounding to go through the cast list and see how many of them (down to even minor characters) went on to have successful careers. A lot of the same people appeared either regularly or as guest stars on Undeclared, which also only lasted one season before being canceled by Fox.

 

[bubs]

Of course looking back it's quite Jewish (a devout Christian girl is repeatedly mocked and portrayed as "uncool") but for the most part, it's a funny and at times touching show (like the episode where Lindsay ends up not breaking her mom's tradition of handing out trick r' treat candy together). It's better than most sitcoms that were on the air then and now.

It's kind of astounding to go through the cast list and see how many of them (down to even minor characters) went on to have successful careers. A lot of the same people appeared either regularly or as guest stars on Undeclared, which also only lasted one season before being canceled by Fox.

I’ve watched Freaks and Geeks 2 times all the way thru. It’s a great coming of age show. Very entertaining and good acting.

 

[bubs]

I’m thru 13 episodes of “The Pitt” on HBOMax. Have 2 more episodes to go. Probably the most intense series I’ve watched since Breaking Bad. I’ll give a final summary once I’ve completed the show. Quick summary, it’s a very fast pacing show (similar to the pacing in season 1 of the Bear) taking place at a Pittsburgh ER coving just one 1 day (each episode is 1 hr real time at the hospital). I’ve never watched medical shows in the past but this one really sucked me in. All I can say is that every episode is crazy intense and then if you make it to episode 12…..we’ll everything ramps up to an “11” on the Spinal Tap volume scale ending at 10.

Yeah, the Pitt is a must watch show. Finished the series (season 1?) and outstanding. I think it won some Emmys which makes sense.