OT: What Shows Have You Been Watching?

[dakomish23]

I've almost exclusively been using Netflix / Prime for shows & Max / Disney for movies. Just finished the Boys S4. That show just remains unmatched. Can't wait to start Fallout. Also have to finish Ms Maisel. Netflix I got my son into the Dragon Prince - got to catch up on S6 personaly. Also got to wrap up Cobra Kai. I have so many of their shows in my queue. 3 Body Problem, The Brother's Sun, Deadboy Detectives, Sweet Tooth, Peaky Blinders etc. I'm down the Suits rabbit hole right now.

The Gentlemen was **** awesome. So was the Diplomat, FUBAR, Obliterated. Netflix has really stepped up with awesome content.

[Clyde_Style]

Love all of the great recommendations, but let's be honest with ourselves about what the greatest piece of tape is in recent years

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Then this is one of the greatest stories ever!

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park
Mr. Kennedy, an independent presidential candidate, confessed to dropping off the bear cub 10 years ago and making it appear that a bike had hit the animal.

Emma G. Fitzsimmons
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Published Aug. 4, 2024
Updated Aug. 5, 2024, 6:53 a.m. ET

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, confessed on Sunday that he had left a dead bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan in 2014 because he thought it would be “amusing.”

Mr. Kennedy posted a video detailing the bizarre story on social media ahead of an article in The New Yorker that mentions the incident.

“Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one,” he said, tagging the magazine.

In the video, Mr. Kennedy appears to be seated in a kitchen as he casually tells the actress Roseanne Barr about the ordeal. He says that he was driving through the Hudson Valley when he saw a woman in a van hit and kill a young bear.

“I pulled over and I picked up the bear and put him in the back of my van because I was going to skin the bear,” he says. “It was very good condition and I was going to put the meat in my refrigerator.”
Mr. Kennedy then details how he had to attend a dinner at Peter Luger Steak House in New York City and then head to the airport, which meant he had to get rid of the bear. He decided to leave the bear in Central Park with an old bicycle to make it look like it had been hit by the bike.

Mr. Kennedy says that he was worried when officials investigated the crime scene, “because my prints were all over that bike.”

Ms. Barr listens closely to the story, laughing and looking shocked. Mr. Kennedy tells her that fact checkers from The New Yorker asked him about the story: “It’s going to be a bad story.”

Indeed, the bear cub caused quite a stir when it was found in the park in 2014, as reported in The New York Times in an article coincidentally written by Tatiana Schlossberg, a reporter for The Times at that time, and the daughter of Mr. Kennedy’s first cousin Caroline Kennedy. A woman was walking her dog in Central Park when she noticed it lying under some bushes, partly concealed by an abandoned bicycle. The cub was 6 months old and 44 pounds.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation later found through a necropsy that the cause of death was “blunt force injuries consistent with a motor vehicle collision.”

Ms. Schlossberg said on Sunday evening, “Like law enforcement, I had no idea who was responsible for this when I wrote the story.”

Mr. Kennedy did not appear to confess that he was behind the incident until now. He tried to explain the unusual circumstances to Ms. Barr in the video: “This was a little bit of the redneck in me.”

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Well Golly ain't that sum story. The weirdos are getting weirder every day

[Clyde_Style]

Love all of the great recommendations, but let's be honest with ourselves about what the greatest piece of tape is in recent years

Spoiler:

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Then this is one of the greatest stories ever!

Spoiler:

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park
Mr. Kennedy, an independent presidential candidate, confessed to dropping off the bear cub 10 years ago and making it appear that a bike had hit the animal.

Emma G. Fitzsimmons
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Published Aug. 4, 2024
Updated Aug. 5, 2024, 6:53 a.m. ET

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, confessed on Sunday that he had left a dead bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan in 2014 because he thought it would be “amusing.”

Mr. Kennedy posted a video detailing the bizarre story on social media ahead of an article in The New Yorker that mentions the incident.

“Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one,” he said, tagging the magazine.

In the video, Mr. Kennedy appears to be seated in a kitchen as he casually tells the actress Roseanne Barr about the ordeal. He says that he was driving through the Hudson Valley when he saw a woman in a van hit and kill a young bear.

“I pulled over and I picked up the bear and put him in the back of my van because I was going to skin the bear,” he says. “It was very good condition and I was going to put the meat in my refrigerator.”
Mr. Kennedy then details how he had to attend a dinner at Peter Luger Steak House in New York City and then head to the airport, which meant he had to get rid of the bear. He decided to leave the bear in Central Park with an old bicycle to make it look like it had been hit by the bike.

Mr. Kennedy says that he was worried when officials investigated the crime scene, “because my prints were all over that bike.”

Ms. Barr listens closely to the story, laughing and looking shocked. Mr. Kennedy tells her that fact checkers from The New Yorker asked him about the story: “It’s going to be a bad story.”

Indeed, the bear cub caused quite a stir when it was found in the park in 2014, as reported in The New York Times in an article coincidentally written by Tatiana Schlossberg, a reporter for The Times at that time, and the daughter of Mr. Kennedy’s first cousin Caroline Kennedy. A woman was walking her dog in Central Park when she noticed it lying under some bushes, partly concealed by an abandoned bicycle. The cub was 6 months old and 44 pounds.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation later found through a necropsy that the cause of death was “blunt force injuries consistent with a motor vehicle collision.”

Ms. Schlossberg said on Sunday evening, “Like law enforcement, I had no idea who was responsible for this when I wrote the story.”

Mr. Kennedy did not appear to confess that he was behind the incident until now. He tried to explain the unusual circumstances to Ms. Barr in the video: “This was a little bit of the redneck in me.”

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Driving around with a dead bear.....there are no words.

You forget Fat Boy used to drive around with their dead blow-up doll

[thebuzzardman]

Blue Eyed Samurai very worth it
Scavengers Reign also good
Legion, not new but totally worth it

[WaltFrazier]

Psyched about House of the Dragon tonight!

I've watched The Boys, Vikings Valhalla, Cobra Kai and Mr. Inbetween, which was recommended to me by a coworker and I loved it. Episodes are short and very funny and with a lot of action. Highly recommended it!

Also just finished first season of Succession, which is really good, but all the characters thus far are very unlikeable.

Mr In Between is so great, an underrated gem. Another great Aussie show, a comedy, is Colin from Accounts. Very funny

[WaltFrazier]

Yes, Daemon's stasis in purgatory has worn thin, though I tremendously like the actress playing Alys the Witch. It feels like she will have an important role going forwards. It seemed to me she made it possible for him to get the grudging loyalties of the riverfolk, because without her presence I don't believe the young lord would have been emboldened to step forth and levy his complaint which resulted in Daemon beheading one of the clan leaders. Very messy affair and very witchy as Daemon was completely rudderless up to this event. The carnage to come in the riverlands is going to be calamitous and whether Daemon emerges from it remains to be seen.

Yeah I have no idea who will die tomorrow night. But surely Daemon and his dragon will finally enter the fray. Feels like a Daemon v Aemond showdown is inevitable. But I don't think they'll have a major dragon battle with the Blacks' 5 dragons or whatever vs the Greens 2. That would be a lot of CGI.

Interesting how Rhaenyra has Mysaria advising her just as Daemon has Alys manipulating him. Women in key roles behind the scenes, along with the two queens.

The female characters over the course of this second season have kept it interesting. They've deepened the Shakespearean intrigue after the first season set the plate. I wasn't expecting it when Mysaria and Rhaenyra kissed, but it all made sense. Alys and Mysaria are the kinds of secondary characters that make a show like this.

What a letdown Sunday night's finale was. Well made, but just a buildup to the action to come, at least a year now to wait. I read one review said it's almost like the show was trolling us to think some battle was coming. Good story but they dragged the season too much with little action.

If they just made 10 episodes instead of 8 it could have had a great conclusion

[Buttah304]

Once Succession season finale aired I sort of stopped watching shows. Might have been the best show I’ve seen since Sopranos

[8516knicks]

3 Body Problem was weird. I didn't know it was another 2 years for the next season either. I hate that.

Just started watching Lost.

Hey, I've been waiting 4 years for the 4th year of BABYLON BERLIN!

[Clyde_Style]

Yeah I have no idea who will die tomorrow night. But surely Daemon and his dragon will finally enter the fray. Feels like a Daemon v Aemond showdown is inevitable. But I don't think they'll have a major dragon battle with the Blacks' 5 dragons or whatever vs the Greens 2. That would be a lot of CGI.

Interesting how Rhaenyra has Mysaria advising her just as Daemon has Alys manipulating him. Women in key roles behind the scenes, along with the two queens.

The female characters over the course of this second season have kept it interesting. They've deepened the Shakespearean intrigue after the first season set the plate. I wasn't expecting it when Mysaria and Rhaenyra kissed, but it all made sense. Alys and Mysaria are the kinds of secondary characters that make a show like this.

What a letdown Sunday night's finale was. Well made, but just a buildup to the action to come, at least a year now to wait. I read one review said it's almost like the show was trolling us to think some battle was coming. Good story but they dragged the season too much with little action.

If they just made 10 episodes instead of 8 it could have had a great conclusion

Season 3 is war. They were hesitant to uncork the bottle now so I kind of understand the narrative set-up even if it gave us blue balls. I still found the episode satisfying in terms of Rhaenyra's loose threads coming together to consolidate her position though it will be interesting to see if she loses her composure when Alicent doesn't have Aegon to serve up on a platter in the deal they made.

Season 3 will have to leap out of the gates now or people will get pissed though.

[Richard4444]

I recently watched The Queen's Gambit which was one of my favorite series (single season) in a very long time. Anya Taylor-Joy was excellent.

Just binge watched Baby Reindeer. Truly disturbing, more so than most horror films actually. It plays the edge so you can't fully empathize with one character as the key characters are all deeply damaged people. Recommended

House of the Dragons. Guessing many of you are watching this. Gearing up for the season finale tomorrow. Rhaenyra has rebuilt her dragon army and is locked and loaded. I liked the narrative choice to include characters from the "smallfolk" even though the upward mobility offered in the last episode was basically a guaranteed death for the majority of the hopeful dragon riders. I've grown fond of her character as she navigates the treacherous path of being a woman in power in a man's world. Aemond is a formidable SOB though he is already in danger of becoming a one note character in his lust to dominate and seek vengeance.

I did watch 3 Body Problem. Initially, I found it engaging, but by the time the season was over I was resolved to not watch the next season. The logical underpinnings felt misaligned to me. The alien civilization clearly has abilities that transcend space and time and even though the premise may be they want to possess a habitable planet like Earth, I found myself disbelieving the scenario. They lost me when the aliens said they did not understand the concept of lying. Lame. Kudos though to the mind fck of seeing nano fibers dissect a battleship into sliced rubble.

Queen"s Gambit was awesome. Anya was terrific.

House of the Dragon is just ok. It lacks the unexpected plot twists and character development of GOT. Also, the majority of the characters lack charisma. And it is more conservative on the graphic display of sex and violence.

[Richard4444]

Been catching up with some good movies on max and netflix - watching Oscar winning "EVERTHING ALL AT ONCE, yada yada" now and it's great. Then caught a good but odd horror - KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and good, cheap, intense suspense crime I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE , and standard but well done actions like UPGRADE and the last MISSION IMPOSSIBLE also very good.

I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE and THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER were excellent movies.

"EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE was AWFUL. I feel like I was watching a live-motion version of a generic episode of Rick and Morty.

[Richard4444]

"Your Honor" is something else. Extremely evocative. Didn't care for the ending.

"Inventing Anna" was a fun series. "Black Mirror" was a serious mind bender.

Black Mirror is excdlent although uneven. Some episodes are pretty forgettable...

I had fun watching "Inventing Anna" mainly because I like the protagonist Jule Garner from Ozark. But I feel manipulated by the script. There are many cheap cliffhangers and very few rewards. In retrospect, the journey does not make much sense. Many answers could be discovered sooner.

[8516knicks]

Been catching up with some good movies on max and netflix - watching Oscar winning "EVERTHING ALL AT ONCE, yada yada" now and it's great. Then caught a good but odd horror - KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and good, cheap, intense suspense crime I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE , and standard but well done actions like UPGRADE and the last MISSION IMPOSSIBLE also very good.

I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE and THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER were excellent movies.

"EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE was AWFUL. I feel like I was watching a live-motion version of a generic episode of Rick and Morty.

Try DREAM SCENARIO - Nick Cagre ACTING and never better.

[Richard4444]

My Classics: Breaking Bad, Better Caul Saul, Seinfeld, Simpsons (first seasons), The Office US, Friends, Lost (except last season), The Americans, Sopranos, The Wire, Fargo, GoT (except last season), Succession, House MD, True Detective, Homeland, Boardwalk Empire, 24, Angel, Buffy, X-Files, Bojack Horseman, Mad Man, Fringe, Dexter (first 4 seasons), True Blood (first 4 seasons), Narcos, El Chavo Del Ocho, Mr Bean, Frasier, Parks and Recreation, Community, Futurama, leftovers,Dark, Handmaid Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Halt and Catch Fire, Walking Dead (first 6 seasons), Outlander, The Killing US, Annie with E, House of Cards (except last season), Ozark, Twin Peaks, Ray Donovan, Stranger Things, Veronica Mars, Shameless US, Master of Sex, Rick and Morty, Daredevil, Barry, Weeds, Mad About you, The Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Black Mirror, Peak Blinders, Silicon Valley, The Man in the High Castle, Killing Eve, Bloodline, Murder She Wrote, Greys Anatomy (first seasons), CSI Las Vegas, The Affair, Malcolm in the Middle, Alf, Married with Children, Big Bang Theory, Agents of Shield, Les Revanants, Modern Family.

Great/good Miniseries: Queen's Gambit, Chernobyl, The Hunting of the Hill House, Mare of Eastown, Sharp Objects, The Dropout, The Night Of, Watchmen, The Night Manager, Alias Grace, Station Eleven, Ripley, Maid, Dopesick, Beef, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Little Drummer Girl, Zero Zero Zero, Third Day, Murder at the end of the World, The Tourist, Honorable Woman, Godless, The Body Guard, Devs, Taboo, Midnight Mass, Undoing, Little Fires Everywhere

Great/ok series I recently watched: Silo, Severance, Last of Us, Invincible, Fallout, Reservation Dogs, Yellowjackets, Evil, The Bear, Sugar, White Lotus, The Gentleman, For All Mankind, Servant, Perry Mason, The Rehearsal, Ted Lasso. Diplomat, Wednesday, Capture, The Boys, Reacher, XMen 95, Slow Horses, The House of the Dragon, Resident Alien. Only Murders in the Building, Andor, Mandalorian, The Flight Attendance (only the first season), Homecoming (only the first season).

[Kampuchea]

Psyched about House of the Dragon tonight!

I've watched The Boys, Vikings Valhalla, Cobra Kai and Mr. Inbetween, which was recommended to me by a coworker and I loved it. Episodes are short and very funny and with a lot of action. Highly recommended it!

Also just finished first season of Succession, which is really good, but all the characters thus far are very unlikeable.

Mr In Between is so great, an underrated gem. Another great Aussie show, a comedy, is Colin from Accounts. Very funny

Big fan of Mr Inbetween. Ratings are legit for this one, IMDB 8.7 and RT 95%. Good mix of drama, violence, comedy

Watch on YouTube

[thebuzzardman]

My Classics: Breaking Bad, Better Caul Saul, Seinfeld, Simpsons (first seasons), The Office US, Friends, Lost (except last season), The Americans, Sopranos, The Wire, Fargo, GoT (except last season), Succession, House MD, True Detective, Homeland, Boardwalk Empire, 24, Angel, Buffy, X-Files, Bojack Horseman, Mad Man, Fringe, Dexter (first 4 seasons), True Blood (first 4 seasons), Narcos, El Chavo Del Ocho, Mr Bean, Frasier, Parks and Recreation, Community, Futurama, Dark, Handmaid Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Halt and Catch Fire, Walking Dead (first 6 seasons), Outlander, The Killing US, Annie with E, House of Cards (except last season), Ozark, Twin Peaks, Ray Donovan, Stranger Things, Veronica Mars, Shameless US, Master of Sex, Rick and Morty, Daredevil, Barry, Weeds, Mad About you, The Orange is the New Black, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Black Mirror, Peak Blinders, Silicon Valley, The Man in the High Castle, Killing Eve, Bloodline, The Affair, Malcolm in the Middle, Alf, Married with Children, Big Bang Theory, Agents of Shield.

Great/good Miniseries: Queen's Gambit, Chornobyl, The Hunting of the Hill House, Last of Us, Mare of Eastown, Sharp Objects, The Dropout, The Night Of, Watchmen, The Night Manager, Alias Grace, Station Eleven, Ripley, Maid, Dopesick, Beef, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Little Drummer Girl, Zero Zero Zero, Third Day, Murder at the end of the World, The Tourist, Honorable Woman, Godless, The Body Guard, Devs, Taboo, Midnight Mass, Undoing, Little Fires Everywhere

Great/ok series I recently watched: Silo, Severance, Invincible, Reservation Dogs, Yellowjackets, Evil, The Bear, Sugar, White Lotus, For All Mankind, Servant, Perry Mason, The Rehearsal, Ted Lasso. Diplomat, Wednesday, Capture, The Boys, Reacher, XMen 95, Slow Horses, The House of the Dragon, Resident Alien. Only Murders in the Building, Andor, Mandalorian

No Blackadder?

[Richard4444]

My Classics: Breaking Bad, Better Caul Saul, Seinfeld, Simpsons (first seasons), The Office US, Friends, Lost (except last season), The Americans, Sopranos, The Wire, Fargo, GoT (except last season), Succession, House MD, True Detective, Homeland, Boardwalk Empire, 24, Angel, Buffy, X-Files, Bojack Horseman, Mad Man, Fringe, Dexter (first 4 seasons), True Blood (first 4 seasons), Narcos, El Chavo Del Ocho, Mr Bean, Frasier, Parks and Recreation, Community, Futurama, Dark, Handmaid Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Halt and Catch Fire, Walking Dead (first 6 seasons), Outlander, The Killing US, Annie with E, House of Cards (except last season), Ozark, Twin Peaks, Ray Donovan, Stranger Things, Veronica Mars, Shameless US, Master of Sex, Rick and Morty, Daredevil, Barry, Weeds, Mad About you, The Orange is the New Black, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Black Mirror, Peak Blinders, Silicon Valley, The Man in the High Castle, Killing Eve, Bloodline, The Affair, Malcolm in the Middle, Alf, Married with Children, Big Bang Theory, Agents of Shield.

Great/good Miniseries: Queen's Gambit, Chornobyl, The Hunting of the Hill House, Last of Us, Mare of Eastown, Sharp Objects, The Dropout, The Night Of, Watchmen, The Night Manager, Alias Grace, Station Eleven, Ripley, Maid, Dopesick, Beef, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Little Drummer Girl, Zero Zero Zero, Third Day, Murder at the end of the World, The Tourist, Honorable Woman, Godless, The Body Guard, Devs, Taboo, Midnight Mass, Undoing, Little Fires Everywhere

Great/ok series I recently watched: Silo, Severance, Invincible, Reservation Dogs, Yellowjackets, Evil, The Bear, Sugar, White Lotus, For All Mankind, Servant, Perry Mason, The Rehearsal, Ted Lasso. Diplomat, Wednesday, Capture, The Boys, Reacher, XMen 95, Slow Horses, The House of the Dragon, Resident Alien. Only Murders in the Building, Andor, Mandalorian

No Blackadder?

I barely heard of it. I will add in my watch list.

[NYKinMIA]

scifi fans need to check out these apple+ shows.

Silo
Foundation
For All Mankind
Severance

[8516knicks]

On multiple recs from here started QUEENS GAMBIT and off first episode seems terrific.

[Clyde_Style]

On multiple recs from here started QUEENS GAMBIT and off first episode seems terrific.

It’s great start to finish


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