Off subject, but I have to apologize for all the typos. I usually view this board on my iPad and the auto correct is so bad. Also, an issue I am having, and it may be due to using an iPad, is that I type fast and the system can't seem to keep up. It is so slow! It will also back up and erase sentences that I have written and then I spend a lot of time tying to get it to freeze/stop and re-type what I originally wrote, which is really annoying. I'll have to shoot someone on the tech thread a note to see what could be going on. I just wanted to explain all the typos and why some of my sentences make no sense. Even though I often misspell words (due to relying too much on spell check and old age), I have 4 degrees, so it's pretty embarrassing when I proof a reply and still don't catch the mistakes.
So, just in case any of you were wondering what I was writing about or what a sentence meant, now you know why.
(07-25-2017, 05:59 AM)reilli Wrote: [ -> ]Muzicatty - Sounds like we have a lot of similar tastes!
Loved Rectify although I have the final season saved to watch. I think it was too slow for a lot of people and also on Sundance which a lot of people either don't get or overlook.
I'm way behind on The Leftovers but I love it, so different!
LOVE Fargo but we switched from TW to Google Fiber so lost a ton of stuff on our DVR and On Demand hasn't caught up yet so we are behind by about 4 episodes until On Demand catches up.
For the Breaking Bad fans who are skeptical about Better Call Saul, don't be - it's great!! So much background and insight, they have done a wonderful job IMO.
Reilli,
Glad to hear we enjoy the same shows. Now, I'll have someone to discuss them with, as I don't know anyone who watches a lot of the shows we have talked about, or anyone who watches as much TV as I do. Happy to have a kindred spirit. So,
The Leftovers. Good
show (so far)?
So my favorite part of
Better Call Saul (aside from his crazy brother) is what we learn about Mike and how he came into Jimmy's life. The background and insight does clear up some questions I had during BB. also, I love the fact that Jimmy is an underdog (compared to his successful brother) and yet he keeps at it, no matter how bad life can get. That's a great message for us all. Wasn't Bryan Cranston/Walter White suppose to make an appearance last season, or is that next season? That should be interesting. I love that they brought so many characters from BB back.
As for Rectify, critically it was a hit, but I agree that because it was on Sundance a lot of people didn't know about it. That's really too bad. Those cast was spectacular, as was the writing, and I think Aden Young deserved an Emmy or GG for his performance. He was absolutely outstanding in the role, and without giving away any final season spoilers, he knocked it out of the ballpark. He must have to go someplace very dark to portray such a complex character.
(07-22-2017, 02:31 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2017, 02:10 PM)ComeDayGoDay Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2017, 01:37 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Hi FirePlaces,
Thanks for the recommendations. Yes, I let The Americans slip right past me even though everyone told me it was so good. I have watched almost 5 seasons in about 12 days. That's the only good thing about insomnia.
The Killing is excellent! I know a lot of people criticized it and preferred the Danish version, but I just loved Mireille Enos (The Catch) and Joel Kinnaman (House of Cards) in it. I was so happy when Netflix picked it up and did the prequel. I think it was cancelled by the network way too soon, but so are most of the shows I enjoy.
Did you ever see Borgen? It is also Danish, aired on PBS here, but I caught on too late and watched it online. It's about a female Danish Prime Minister's rise to power. Such a good show, and again, another one cancelled too soon.
Another show that I am excited about (and it premieres on Amazon Prime the 28th) is The Last Tycoon, with Kelsey Grammar, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins. Last summer Amazon tested the pilot along with another show and only picked up The Last Tycoon. It's about old Hollywood and studio execs who basically came from nothing, moved to Hollywood, re-invented themselves and became the heads of various studios. If you are into that sort of thing, I think it's going to be really good based on the pilot.
Friends from College and Love are both on my list to watch. Good to know you are enjoying them.
Also, if you haven't seen The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu I highly recommend it. It's so on point with what is going on in our country now. Elizabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) are in it.
Thanks so much for the suggestions. I really appreciate it! If you come across anything else, please keep me posted. It makes the nights go faster. 
p.s., Since you like crime shows, have you seen Broadchurch? The first 2 seasons are the best, but it's another really good show. Oh, and another one on TNT right now that I like is Animal Kingdom. The Australian movie was the best, but I really like the U.S. TV version.
LOVE the Handmaid's Tale....but my SO and I just finished up the first season of Broadchurch....SOOO good. I can't wait until we can sit down and watch season 2. I think netflix only has the first two seasons.
Friends from college is cute too, I was always a fan of Key & Peele though.
(07-22-2017, 06:34 AM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone started watching Ozark yet? Is it any good? I'm finally on season 5 of The Americans and looking for my next binge-worthy show for nights when I can't sleep.
I saw that Netflix was advertising this and did a read up on it, I like Jason Bateman...may be interesting. Not sure he can top Arrested Development for his characters though.
(07-21-2017, 05:48 PM)anniewilkes Wrote: [ -> ]Parenthood. Not a parent or husband yet but this show is addicting. (Not a 'netflix show' per se...was on HBO but is on flix now)
Yeah, I kind of fell into this show too..I ended up watching it all. Kind of a feel good show!
Parenthood the movie with a Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Weist and Keanu Reeves, or Parenthood the TV show with a Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Monica Potter, Dax Shepard, Mae Whitman, Miles Heizer, Craig T. Nelson, etc...? I'm a little confused because you said it was on HBO now. My guess is that if it is the TV show, then you probably live in a different country., since they tend to air a lot of American TV shows on networks like HBO in other countries (I noticed this in Australia and the Philippines, too. In the U.S. It was on NBC and is now on Netflix. Anyway, it was a great show and cancelled too soon in my opinion. Great writing and a great cast!
Also, I'm a little lost as to who is says what on this thread (it's like gmail on a computer runnning the e-mails together and trying to figure out the first and last comments in a string of e-mails, if that makes sense), but re: Jason Bateman, he is one of my favorite actors and will always be a Michael Bluth to me. Loved the show and think it was his best role ever. Ozark has me intrigued and it's on my list of shows to watch. If you watch it before I get to it, please let me know what you think. Thanks!
Also, counting the days to season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, too.
ComeDayGoDay,
Ok, I think I get it now. The older e-mails were confusing me (remember, I don't sleep ), but I think you were trying to answer my questions by showing other posts. Would that be right?
Anyway, I have seen all 3 seasons of Broadchurch and seasons 1 and 2 are the best. Season 3 has a great cast - actors that I had not seen in a long term time). I'm bummed that it was cancelled. David Tennant and Olivia Coleman are so good in it! Actually, the whole cast is excellent.
Oh, and Rectify was also one of my all time favorite shows. I hated that they ended it though. The last season all seemed to be a bit rushed. I think it was ne of the best written shows on TV and am sorry that it never really found it's audience.
I get a bit confused trying to read through past replies...as everything tends to pile on each other, if that makes sense...We just started Broadchurch 2 last night....I love the characters too. And the landscape is just gorgeous. I had to look up where it was actually filmed last night, and "Broadchurch" in the show is actually filmed on multiple locations, which is normal for filming. But the cliffs are just beautiful!
(07-10-2017, 09:13 PM)reilli Wrote: [ -> ]Just started with Black Mirror - I agree, good show.
I watched the first episode of Black Mirror a long while back, and was so disturbed that it turned me off to watch any more episodes....But, recently I picked it back up again and watched the episodes in season one and am on to season 2. It's good...I like how you have to think about the overall idea of the plot and how it can relate to humanity and technology these days...technology can be very scary, yes indeed!
(07-22-2017, 03:43 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Oh, by the way, did anyone catch a Big Little Lies on HBO with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz and Alexander Skarsgard? It seems as though you either loved it or hated it and I happened to love it. Looking forward to a possible season 2.
I really want to see
Big Little Lies, but mostly because I read the book first. I don't have HBO, so I guess I'll have to wait a bit, or find someone who does. I'm curious to see how it compares to the book...it's always fun to see books made into movies/shows sometimes because you already know what's going to happen, but the movie and shows tend to add some spice to the story at times! And you get an actual visual and can compare it to what your visual of the book story was in your mind.
(07-25-2017, 11:59 AM)ComeDayGoDay Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2017, 02:31 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2017, 02:10 PM)ComeDayGoDay Wrote: [ -> ] (07-22-2017, 01:37 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Hi FirePlaces,
Thanks for the recommendations. Yes, I let The Americans slip right past me even though everyone told me it was so good. I have watched almost 5 seasons in about 12 days. That's the only good thing about insomnia.
The Killing is excellent! I know a lot of people criticized it and preferred the Danish version, but I just loved Mireille Enos (The Catch) and Joel Kinnaman (House of Cards) in it. I was so happy when Netflix picked it up and did the prequel. I think it was cancelled by the network way too soon, but so are most of the shows I enjoy.
Did you ever see Borgen? It is also Danish, aired on PBS here, but I caught on too late and watched it online. It's about a female Danish Prime Minister's rise to power. Such a good show, and again, another one cancelled too soon.
Another show that I am excited about (and it premieres on Amazon Prime the 28th) is The Last Tycoon, with Kelsey Grammar, Matt Bomer and Lily Collins. Last summer Amazon tested the pilot along with another show and only picked up The Last Tycoon. It's about old Hollywood and studio execs who basically came from nothing, moved to Hollywood, re-invented themselves and became the heads of various studios. If you are into that sort of thing, I think it's going to be really good based on the pilot.
Friends from College and Love are both on my list to watch. Good to know you are enjoying them.
Also, if you haven't seen The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu I highly recommend it. It's so on point with what is going on in our country now. Elizabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) are in it.
Thanks so much for the suggestions. I really appreciate it! If you come across anything else, please keep me posted. It makes the nights go faster.
p.s., Since you like crime shows, have you seen Broadchurch? The first 2 seasons are the best, but it's another really good show. Oh, and another one on TNT right now that I like is Animal Kingdom. The Australian movie was the best, but I really like the U.S. TV version.
LOVE the Handmaid's Tale....but my SO and I just finished up the first season of Broadchurch....SOOO good. I can't wait until we can sit down and watch season 2. I think netflix only has the first two seasons.
Friends from college is cute too, I was always a fan of Key & Peele though.
(07-22-2017, 06:34 AM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone started watching Ozark yet? Is it any good? I'm finally on season 5 of The Americans and looking for my next binge-worthy show for nights when I can't sleep.
I saw that Netflix was advertising this and did a read up on it, I like Jason Bateman...may be interesting. Not sure he can top Arrested Development for his characters though.
(07-21-2017, 05:48 PM)anniewilkes Wrote: [ -> ]Parenthood. Not a parent or husband yet but this show is addicting. (Not a 'netflix show' per se...was on HBO but is on flix now)
Yeah, I kind of fell into this show too..I ended up watching it all. Kind of a feel good show!
Parenthood the movie with a Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Diane Weist and Keanu Reeves, or Parenthood the TV show with a Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Monica Potter, Dax Shepard, Mae Whitman, Miles Heizer, Craig T. Nelson, etc...? I'm a little confused because you said it was on HBO now. My guess is that if it is the TV show, then you probably live in a different country., since they tend to air a lot of American TV shows on networks like HBO in other countries (I noticed this in Australia and the Philippines, too. In the U.S. It was on NBC and is now on Netflix. Anyway, it was a great show and cancelled too soon in my opinion. Great writing and a great cast!
Also, I'm a little lost as to who is says what on this thread (it's like gmail on a computer runnning the e-mails together and trying to figure out the first and last comments in a string of e-mails, if that makes sense), but re: Jason Bateman, he is one of my favorite actors and will always be a Michael Bluth to me. Loved the show and think it was his best role ever. Ozark has me intrigued and it's on my list of shows to watch. If you watch it before I get to it, please let me know what you think. Thanks!
Also, counting the days to season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, too.
ComeDayGoDay,
Ok, I think I get it now. The older e-mails were confusing me (remember, I don't sleep ), but I think you were trying to answer my questions by showing other posts. Would that be right?
Anyway, I have seen all 3 seasons of Broadchurch and seasons 1 and 2 are the best. Season 3 has a great cast - actors that I had not seen in a long term time). I'm bummed that it was cancelled. David Tennant and Olivia Coleman are so good in it! Actually, the whole cast is excellent.
Oh, and Rectify was also one of my all time favorite shows. I hated that they ended it though. The last season all seemed to be a bit rushed. I think it was ne of the best written shows on TV and am sorry that it never really found it's audience.
I get a bit confused trying to read through past replies...as everything tends to pile on each other, if that makes sense...We just started Broadchurch 2 last night....I love the characters too. And the landscape is just gorgeous. I had to look up where it was actually filmed last night, and "Broadchurch" in the show is actually filmed on multiple locations, which is normal for filming. But the cliffs are just beautiful!
(07-10-2017, 09:13 PM)reilli Wrote: [ -> ]Just started with Black Mirror - I agree, good show.
I watched the first episode of Black Mirror a long while back, and was so disturbed that it turned me off to watch any more episodes....But, recently I picked it back up again and watched the episodes in season one and am on to season 2. It's good...I like how you have to think about the overall idea of the plot and how it can relate to humanity and technology these days...technology can be very scary, yes indeed!
(07-22-2017, 03:43 PM)Muzicatty Wrote: [ -> ]Oh, by the way, did anyone catch a Big Little Lies on HBO with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz and Alexander Skarsgard? It seems as though you either loved it or hated it and I happened to love it. Looking forward to a possible season 2.
I really want to see Big Little Lies, but mostly because I read the book first. I don't have HBO, so I guess I'll have to wait a bit, or find someone who does. I'm curious to see how it compares to the book...it's always fun to see books made into movies/shows sometimes because you already know what's going to happen, but the movie and shows tend to add some spice to the story at times! And you get an actual visual and can compare it to what your visual of the book story was in your mind.
Hi CDGD,
Yes, I have heard both, that some people who read the book enjoyed the show, while others liked the book better. I haven't read it yet, but I want to to see how different it is, and I hear it is different. Both Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon said that they tried to stay true to the author's intent and I know the Liane Moriarty, the author, has said she was very pleased with the show, but that the book went into more detail regarding the background of one of the characters who played a significant role in the series finale. To the viewer, it probably would have made more sense as to why the series ended the way it did. That character would be her focus on the next book, which she is already working on.
I think HBO NOW, which is available to non-subscribers for $15/month, offers a free 30 day trial. I don't know if it works on a PC or other tablet. It's an app. Also, I probably shouldn't be saying this, so Charon slap me if I am out of line, but with a good VPN there are plenty of websites that offer it for free. It is only 7 episodes, so probably not enough to justify subscribing, but they have been having some good originals lately. The Showtime GO app, also for non-subscribers, also has a free 30 day trial and some of my favorite shows are on that channel.
Hope your week is going well!
M.
Just an FYI - Black Widow is leaving Netflix August 1st.
Please ignore previous post. I'm still running on Vegas time from the past few days and am exhausted. I confused Black Mirror and Black Widow.
Can't sleep more than an hour at night anymore. I've tried everything and this is getting old.
So, has anyone seen or heard of
Berlin Station? It's on Flix and here is the summary:
Follows Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), who has just arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany. Miller has a clandestine mission: to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistleblower named Thomas Shaw. Guided by veteran Hector DeJean (Rhys Ifans), Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field agent: agent-running, deception, and the dangers and moral compromises.
I'm only familiar with a few of the actors, but friends who went to Comic Con last week/weekend said they had a panel for the show and it's supposed to be pretty good. I think Season just started or is starting and was curious as to what others had thought.
M.
My latest passion is The Originals. Much better then the Vampire Diaries.
Hmm... That's a new one for me and they are already on season 5. Where have I been?! t's on CW, right? Oh, Daniel Gillies is in it. He was on Vampire Diaries. Are the 2 shows somehow connected?
Since it's Wednesday, anyone else like Younger? A little far fetched, but I like Sutton Foster and Debi Mazar. Loved Sutton on Bunheads. Both Nico Totorella and Peter Hermann are great - she can't go wrong with either one, although the guy she hooked up with last week (who was married) gave them both a run for their money. I forgot Hermann was married to Mariska Hargitay. That's where I have seen him before - SVU.
What about Suits? Anyone out there still watch it? Think this January will be the last season? It is season 5, so it's up for syndication. My guess is will air through the Spring and that will be it. The stories are getting kind of dry. Donna as a Sr. Partner? Right. Where did she get the buy in? Not possible. COO makes a little more sense considering she is not even a lawyer.
So, Mr. Robot season 2... anyone else disappointed? Season 1 was so good. I hope Season 3 is better.
I wish I had time to catch. Up on a few show I follow.
Keep ,posting all the good ones.....
