What Have You Been Recently Watching

[Martin]

Gave up on Father Ted. Pretty flat after a few episodes with the same gags. Started watching another Clunes show called William and Mary. Watched 2 or 3 episodes so far and we are enjoying it. Light romance/drama with a few laughs.

That's too bad. I have seen Father Ted in small pieces, and it looked good. I am now four episodes into int Reggie Perrin and am enjoying it. Not a classic but entertaining. The laugh track is a bit distracting though.

[Ben Staad]

Gave up on Father Ted. Pretty flat after a few episodes with the same gags. Started watching another Clunes show called William and Mary. Watched 2 or 3 episodes so far and we are enjoying it. Light romance/drama with a few laughs.

[Martin]

I think the show needed the silliness and I too can't wait for the next season. Thought the first one was really good!

Only Murder in the Building season 2 premieres June 28th. The promos I have seen so far have me concerned that it may not have the magic season 1 had. They seem to be leaning even heavier of cameos. Hopefully it is not an indication of the whole season 2.

[Martin]

Watched S1E1 of a British show called Father Ted. The first episode was goofy, short, and fun. Will be watching more.

I have seen a few episodes of Father Ted and enjoyed them. At some point I may go back and watch the series.

[Ben Staad]

Watched S1E1 of a British show called Father Ted. The first episode was goofy, short, and fun. Will be watching more.

[Ben Staad]

Finally convinced my wife to start watching Seinfeld. I've seen them a thousand times but its fun seeing her discovering the show for the first time.

[TacomaDiver]

She is a surprise! My wife watched her Disney series (before she became a singer maybe? I'm not a Selena Gomez expert here) so I have some awareness of her acting, but this is a whole other level. She fits with Steven Martin and Martin Short perfectly.

[Martin]

I think the show needed the silliness and I too can't wait for the next season. Thought the first one was really good!

I agree that is needed the silliness. One episode, I think it was the Sting episode, felt like it was trying too hard with the direction of the episode and the cameos. It settled into a rhythm after that and did not feel excessive after that. One thing that I will add is that I got exactly what I expected out of Martin and Short but was pleasantly surprised with Selena Gomez. I was aware of her but do not believe I have ever seen anything she was in. I thought she played off of Martin and Short perfectly!

[TacomaDiver]

I think the show needed the silliness and I too can't wait for the next season. Thought the first one was really good!

[Martin]

It's similar but has enough differences.

We watched the whole series in a few days (it's hard to watch much with the puppy dog needing ALL of the attention.)

Not sure if I've said it already, but another Hulu show that we've enjoyed the hell out of is Only Murders in the Building. Tuesday's episode was so good! Highly recommended.

I watched the first few 'Murders in the Building'. While I enjoyed it I was also leery of it leaning into silliness. I took a break until i could watch the remaining episodes over a few days. Finished up season one last night and can say I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to where they take season two.

[Ben Staad]

Wrapped this show up last night and I will say it improved a bit in the character development area and then started lacking in a few others. Overall I enjoyed it and think there were some thoughtful moments among the craziness.

Just like many folks I have been watching Squid Games on Netflix. As I have gotten older these types of shows hold my attention a little less. It's graphically violent, mildly intriguing, far fetched, and drags with the main story arc and character development. I have watched five episodes and honestly could just move on. It's not that the show is bad it's just doesn't make me want and need to watch it until the end. I'm sure I will watch this to the end but it never fully grabbed me.

I honestly believe I am slowly turning into someone who is put off by anti-heroes.

[TacomaDiver]

It's similar but has enough differences.

We watched the whole series in a few days (it's hard to watch much with the puppy dog needing ALL of the attention.)

Not sure if I've said it already, but another Hulu show that we've enjoyed the hell out of is Only Murders in the Building. Tuesday's episode was so good! Highly recommended.

[sholloman81]

Just like many folks I have been watching Squid Games on Netflix. As I have gotten older these types of shows hold my attention a little less. It's graphically violent, mildly intriguing, far fetched, and drags with the main story arc and character development. I have watched five episodes and honestly could just move on. It's not that the show is bad it's just doesn't make me want and need to watch it until the end. I'm sure I will watch this to the end but it never fully grabbed me.

I honestly believe I am slowly turning into someone who is put off by anti-heroes.

I have been hearing the name of this tv show (Squid Games) pop-up a lot lately. While I know next to nothing about the show or its' premise, from the few stills that I have seen and from the little bit that I've heard about it from coworkers, it sounds an awful lot like a tv version of the Japanese movie "Battle Royale". Anyone know if I am correct about that?

[Martin]

Breaking Bad set the bar very high. That is a series I have watched three times now and on each watch I take something different away from it.

Breaking Bad is simply brilliant in every way!

[Ben Staad]

Breaking Bad set the bar very high. That is a series I have watched three times now and on each watch I take something different away from it.

As for anti-heroes, I really think that it depends on the writing. Good writing makes an anti-hero compelling and complex as in BREAKING BAD. Poor writing, on the other hand, winds up making you follow a character who’s just a jerk and leaves me cold.