His story line is really dumb and borderline unwatchable.


I like Saul and agree Wexler is fantastic. For me the best part of the show is actually the stuff with Nacho and Mike.

Why not both? The way they pump out series these days why can't we have a gritty Tinker Tailor type Bond show and a more generic modern day spy thriller with his name slapped on it going at the same time they make big budget centerpiece movies too? I don't care about what's canon in the Marvel or Star Wars universes these days, I just binge specific series when a new season drops if it sounds good.

The Pitt broke me

It's, also, possible that because I am a lawyer that I might enjoy some of the legal things that are happen in the show more than some.

Not sure anyone has had a better run than Tom Hanks from 1992-2000.

A league of Their own
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia- Oscar
Forrest Gump-Oscar
Apollo 13
Toy Story
Saving Private Ryan- oscar nom
Toy Story 2
The Green Mile
Cast Away- Oscar Nom


Just a sick run of movies...

Binge watched Netflix's Zero Day.

DeNiro is as good as always. The big plot was somewhat unbelievable, but not too outrageously so. Better than 80% of what's out there so worth the watch.

What in the fuck did I just watch?

You watched the latest episode with the kid in the swimming pool?

Yeah that's the saddest episode of any show I've ever watched holy shit.

I basically hid behind the dog while I watched it because I didn't want my wife to see me... but I know she heard the awkward muffled breathing of me trying not to break down.

I don't think a specific date has been given, but S2 of Poker Face is set to be released on Peacock this spring. Can't wait. I saw an article describing the first episode as 1 actor portraying multiple siblings and immediately thought that this is probably a riff on Columbo's Double Shock episode in which Martin Landau played twin brothers who pointed the finger at each other for the murder of their rich uncle but who actually were in it together.

Zero Day is genuinely one of the worst shows I've ever seen and it has an incredible cast. Just insane to put that much money into something so poorly written.

Yeah, i liked the first couple scenes but then the plot started ...

Also new, "Running Point" with Kate Hudson wasn't half bad for what it is. The actual basketball stuff is as corny and lazy as usual but it doesn't really play a big part anyway.

Resident Alien is a quirky, fun series. I enjoyed the first couple seasons but s3 turned a little darker with the greys. s4 supposedly end of 2025.

Love the scenery.

Anyone watch Bodkin on Netflix? For some reason I decided to pick it up (I guess the Ireland angle caught me, having visited there last summer). I'm 6 of 7 episodes in. Still not sure what I think of it or if I like it. This is why I prefer the comfort of Columbo - it never lets me down (and the crappy episodes I know to avoid).

For All Mankind. Quality entertainment

Watched a couple episodes of Netflix's Adolescence. A detective who-dunnit.

The series has a reality TV feel to it. The camera films a section/dialogue non-stop so there are times when I feel it hangs too long but still interesting to watch the actors play out.

It's based in UK, so also interesting to see how UK movies "portray" how their police deal with crime (e.g. booking process, attorney, investigation etc.)

Worth spending 15-20 min on first episode to see if you like it.

There is going to be a golden bachelor in paradise. Gross.

Watched the Ruby Franke documentary on Hulu about the Mormon mom-fluencer who tortured her youngest kids. It's just insane how prevalent this end times stuff is and how much it's contributing to the destruction of America.

Also, her husband may be the dumbest human alive.

There are so many religious groups that have their whole identity based on soon to happen apocalyptic expectations. They breed these dark radical ideologies that almost always end in some severe mental and physical abuse and/or death.

Started watching "The Bondsman" on Prime. Pretty entertaining mix of lite comedy, lite horror, music, action & good writing (so far).

Who doesn't love Kevin Bacon.

Better than Bachelor in golden shower paradise.

I ended up watching all four episodes in one go, which is rare for me, given I don’t like to binge shows.

The show is that good. The subject matter is tough, but the show is a work of art. Each episode is filmed as one, long continuous shot with the camera flowing through the action. The writing and acting are off the charts. It’s one of the best shows of the year so far and very much worth watching.

It’s a great show and not at all “a detective who-dunnit.” Definitely worth your time.

Well, I did say I had watched a couple episodes and ep2 was a detective who-dunnit ... I just assumed it would follow the detectives figuring out what happened.

I did enjoy it and would definitely recommend it. With the caveat that some scenes ran a tad long and ...

Been watching this too. It's not going to win any awards but it's fun.

I'm not sure why they went with an Australian actor who cant do an American accent to play a guy from Boston though.

Just finished binge-watching "The Pitt". Just go ahead and give it all the awards. It was like the best bits of multiple seasons of "ER" all rolled into 15 episodes. I didn't realize how much I missed Noah Wyle. And Dr. Mel. I just adore her. I would happily watch a series just about her. It was a shock to learn that the actress who plays her is Bryan Cranston's daughter.

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Raced through the new Black Mirror series last weekend, a race against my Netflix subscription ending this week ($17.99?!?!).

First time since series one that I've liked every episode in a series. Every one a winner.

Two recent shows I watched:

1. Gold & Greed: The Hunt For Fenn's Treasure. I was surprised how little I recall of this story. I definitely remember the gist of it, but the way it appears to have become such a huge thing as it was happening, I must have completely missed it in the moment. This was a really good 3-part documentary about the man and the treasure hunt. Even more surprising than the fact I didn't really remember it from when it happened is the fact that Fenn died in 2020 and the treasure was found shortly thereafter, and I don't recall hearing about either of those things. There's also a twist at the end which is set up at the very beginning of the first episode.

2. Criminal: UK. This one caught me by surprise. It's from 2019/2020 and only 2 seasons/7 episodes. It is a show that revolves around the interrogation of a different suspect/witness in each episode. There's no action, just mainly dialogue and a lot of cat-and-mouse psychological stuff as the investigators determine the best way to coax the subjects into talking/confessing. The stories are varied, as are the people being interviewed (some are suspects, some are witnesses, some are guilty, some are not). The entire thing is filmed in an interrogation room, the adjoining observation room, and the hallway outside both rooms.

It's exactly what I like in a criminal mystery show - one-off cases with an interesting cast of regulars that doesn't require tying every single cast member's personal story into some wide-ranging narrative arc. Yes, there are personal relationships between the investigators, but those incidental storylines are handled similar to the way L&O would sprinkle in personal information about regulars. And the personalities, strengths/weaknesses of each are flashed as part of the way they handle the interrogations. It's really well done.

Apparently there are French, German and Spanish versions of this franchise, so I'll have to check those out because I'm already done with 5 of the 7 UK episodes.

Max has announced they are changing their name to.....HBO Max. You know, that somehow sounds familiar. It is almost as if a huge media company flushed hundreds of millions of dollars down the drain (well, most likely in Kinsey & Co. Consulting pockets) for no reason.

I love this quote:

“This evolution has also been influenced by changing consumer needs,” JB Perrette, President and CEO of WBDiscovery, said. “No consumer today is saying they want more content, but most consumers are saying they want better content.”

Uh... Consumer needs have not been changing. Consumers, especially HBO consumers, have always wanted better content. You people thought they wanted something else, were dead wrong, and just went back to how it was and what people wanted. I don't evolution works in a circle like that.

Meanwhile, Max has quietly deleted a huge chunk of programming - mostly older seasons of shows THEY OWN, so this isn't a licensing fees issue - because people aren't watching it as much as other stuff. Is cloud storage that expensive versus being able to offer complete series for anyone who might want to watch it?!

Max purged 150+ Food Network, Discovery, TLC shows and seasons – reality blurred

This is one of the major reasons I refuse to use streaming music services. I listen to so much obscure stuff, there is no way I'm taking the chance that my music is going to be available 5, 10, 30 years from now. As long as I can somehow transfer my CDs and MP3s to the next version of whatever the future holds is, I'll keeping buying it for myself.

These companies should just pick random yahoos off the street to be the new CEO each year and pay them 5% of what they're paying their current CEOs. They literally could not be worse and they'd save millions a year

It doesn't make sense, because it is owned content that just doesn't cost anything. My only guess is they have found some survey that says that people who do watch old cooking shows and such on streaming usually don't stay subscribed, and they are trying to funnel them to newer content.
Also a thought, I know many streamers are switching to having regular feeds for people just to turn on and leave on. Maybe the plan is to exclusively put those shows on those type of feeds. I know i only really watch that stuff on hotel TV's when there is no streaming options.

Can someone explain why shows and movies get removed? I get it with Netflix if it's a show or movie they didn't make. But aren't these shows owned by Time Warner? Like it would be weird to me if Netflix just removed House of Cards. Isn't the whole point of having a streaming service is you can fill it with your own stuff?

Many times they use it as a write off. There are also still fees associated with some created content even when they own it (or own part of it). Then there are other factors. House of Cards for example couldn't be put ad services because of the production contract. On the other side, AMC and Amazon only put Mad Men on it's ad tier AMC+ to drive subscribers. Some shows have music rights that end, and the streamer doesn't want to go back to edit the music out.
Lots of insider baseball reasons.

If they determine a show doesn't bring in value to offset the cost of server space and residuals payouts then it's likely going to get cut. They also get to claim a tax write-off for shows that were losing money that they cut from streaming.

Do we really need a duck dynasty revival?

I mean, it fits with the general direction of the country.

It just seems like residuals and server space have to be cheaper than making new shows and movies. Just doesn't seem logical to set your streaming service up that way. I can't think of any other one that routinely drops their original content.

There is a bean counter somewhere that says different.

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I will say though you are comparing two separate things. Old shows are more about retention, while new shows are about new subscribers. So keeping or cutting old shows doesn't prevent the need for new shows.

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Warner has one of the least customer friendly CEOs in existence. It’s amazing that anyone consumes any of their stuff the way he treats his customers.

Andor is so good it's made my MAGA loving cousin swear off Star wars. He's loved it his whole life, the Jedi, everything. He sees what he is and what he supports and can't accept that it spells out cleanly why he's wrong.

Britbox is doing a 20% off annual plan deal right now so I decided to get it. There are a ton of shows they have that I like or know I would like. I'll get my money's worth for less than $75 for a year.

Thanks! We've been thinking of getting that just so we can watch Season 3 of Staged.

I've had BritBox for a few years, it's the source for my British Soap Opera addiction. It's not as good as it used to be, too many British shows now getting snapped up by NetFlix etc or joint productions with US networks, but $75 for a year isnt bad value at all.

Recently Ludwig wasnt bad, Motherland is a sitcom that's not bad even if the target demographic is wummin and Life on Mars is there and it's the greatest recent-ish British drama.

The Studio is outstanding....

I really like The Studio as well

I don't know which thread we talk about the business of streaming services in, but this is a big one. WB/Discovery has split into to separate entities. HBO Max and the studio side is one company now, and the other side is Discovery, CNN, TNT, and the Bleacher Report.


Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two: Streaming/Studios, Networks

I stumbled onto Death in Paradise on a cruise a few months ago and that was one of the reasons I got BritBox. I saw 2 random episodes and enjoyed it, although unfortunately one of them was the ending of a storyline. But I'm starting with S1 and it's the perfect mix of whodunit and comedy, like a Caribbean Murder She Wrote - except at least this involves the police. Still, for a small fictional island, their murder rate must make Chicago look like Disneyland. And even more impressive is that every single murder is ridiculously convoluted and complex. Fun stuff and an enjoyable watch, with very little in the way of overarching storylines.