OT TV and Movies (Please use spoiler tags)

HaroldinGMinor · Post #1561 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:38 pm

Task is so, so good

Post #1562 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:48 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:Task is so, so good

I'm enjoying it. Good cast. Someone online said Ruffalo would make a good Columbo. He would.

Ron Swanson · Post #1563 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:04 pm

The Mrs. recommended that we watch Outer Range and my god, how have I not heard of this show before? Shame that they cancelled it after just two seasons, and I'm hoping that they at least come to some sort of satisfying conclusion by the end of Season 2 (someone can chime in as long as you don't spoil the specifics).

Post #1564 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:12 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:The Mrs. recommended that we watch Outer Range and my god, how have I not heard of this show before? Shame that they cancelled it after just two seasons, and I'm hoping that they at least come to some sort of satisfying conclusion by the end of Season 2 (someone can chime in as long as you don't spoil the specifics).

I liked the show a lot, and nope.

Ron Swanson · Post #1565 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:22 pm

Damn...

Post #1566 » by **Prez** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 4:06 pm

I totally understand that it was going to be tough given the passing of Chance Perdomo, but Gen V season 2 through 2 episodes is...kinda meh? Hamish Linklater has been great and I'm genuinely interested in his character, but outside of that the writing, dialogue, editing, pacing, and even acting in some scenes all seems a noticeable step down from season 1. I'm hoping it picks up from episode 3 onwards, because I really liked season 1.

Post #1567 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 5:31 pm

Watch on YouTube

This trailer was engineered specifically for my interests.

Post #1568 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 10:38 pm

2 episodes in on Black Rabbit. I like it. First episode is a lot of back story and figuring out the characters. Ep 2 was better. It's not breaking new ground plot wise but I like Jason Bateman and Jude Law.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #1569 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 1:13 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:
HaroldinGMinor wrote:Task is so, so good

I'm enjoying it. Good cast. Someone online said Ruffalo would make a good Columbo. He would.

That's a good call. And Tom Pelphrey is a very underrated American actor. He's brilliant in everything he is in.

emunney · Post #1570 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 3:53 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
Ron Swanson wrote:The Mrs. recommended that we watch Outer Range and my god, how have I not heard of this show before? Shame that they cancelled it after just two seasons, and I'm hoping that they at least come to some sort of satisfying conclusion by the end of Season 2 (someone can chime in as long as you don't spoil the specifics).

I liked the show a lot, and nope.

There's no conclusion but the tone of the show was satisfying enough to me to not get too rankled about the dangling plot ****.

Post #1571 » by **Prez** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:32 pm

Prez wrote:Alien: Earth is so damn good man. Episode 5 was just stellar and frankly makes me wish we could've gotten Noah Hawley to do Romulus. Not that I thought Romulus was bad, but Hawley would've made it truly incredible imo.

After the finale...I thought episode 5 was the highlight of the season and while it was a very good season overall, I kinda found the last couple episodes to be a bit of a disappointment tbqh, especially the finale. Still think highly of the show overall but the last 2-3 episodes kinda dragged it down just a bit for me personally.

emunney · Post #1572 » by **emunney** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:45 pm

Prez wrote:I totally understand that it was going to be tough given the passing of Chance Perdomo, but Gen V season 2 through 2 episodes is...kinda meh? Hamish Linklater has been great and I'm genuinely interested in his character, but outside of that the writing, dialogue, editing, pacing, and even acting in some scenes all seems a noticeable step down from season 1. I'm hoping it picks up from episode 3 onwards, because I really liked season 1.

I hadn't heard about the actor and that is terrible.

Separately, I have a pet interest in shows that get backed into a corner by stuff like this. It is almost always a **** disaster. A lot of pretty good shows have self-immolated when they had to write someone out at the last minute, for whatever reason they had to do it. Man in the High Castle comes to mind, a show that was already reeling from railroading a main character to his death that then had to have another one die off screen.

Coogler did a good job with Wakanda Forever (not a show, but the closest movies get to being a show), but even with that he just kind of leaned in to how haunted everything was.

jschligs · Post #1573 » by **jschligs** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:51 pm

Any Alice in Borderlands fans out there? Just finished season two and the third comes out this week!

Post #1574 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Sep 25, 2025 12:26 am

Season 5 of Slow Horses off to a good start. Lamb remains one of the all-time best TV/movie characters.

Post #1575 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 25, 2025 12:54 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Season 5 of Slow Horses off to a good start. Lamb remains one of the all-time best TV/movie characters.

I need to give that a second look. Bailed in the second season.

BUCKnation · Post #1576 » by **BUCKnation** » Thu Sep 25, 2025 5:38 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:2 episodes in on Black Rabbit. I like it. First episode is a lot of back story and figuring out the characters. Ep 2 was better. It's not breaking new ground plot wise but I like Jason Bateman and Jude Law.

I liked the pilot quite a bit so I'm excited to see where it goes.

I had a laugh when Bateman threw in episode specific easter eggs in the title sequence, just like he did with Ozark.

Post #1577 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Sep 25, 2025 6:06 pm

BUCKnation wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:2 episodes in on Black Rabbit. I like it. First episode is a lot of back story and figuring out the characters. Ep 2 was better. It's not breaking new ground plot wise but I like Jason Bateman and Jude Law.

I liked the pilot quite a bit so I'm excited to see where it goes.

I had a laugh when Bateman threw in episode specific easter eggs in the title sequence, just like he did with Ozark.

Every episode does that. I look away, they are pretty cryptic but I don't want any spoilers of any kind :lol:

I'm on Ep 6, still liking it.

Post #1578 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Sep 25, 2025 11:48 pm

Watched the first episode of The Lowdown and I'm not sure what to make of it. Good cast. But didn't really grab me. One more is out now, I'll probably watch it and then decide whether to continue.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #1579 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 2:40 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Watched the first episode of The Lowdown and I'm not sure what to make of it. Good cast. But didn't really grab me. One more is out now, I'll probably watch it and then decide whether to continue.

I liked it a lot. One of the entertainment podcasts I listen to called it their favorite show of the year (they've watched ahead).

Post #1580 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 2:51 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:Watched the first episode of The Lowdown and I'm not sure what to make of it. Good cast. But didn't really grab me. One more is out now, I'll probably watch it and then decide whether to continue.

I liked it a lot. One of the entertainment podcasts I listen to called it their favorite show of the year (they've watched ahead).

Interesting. I'll keep watching.