TV Series

Protein Junkie said:
There are couple of major differences between GOT and HOTD.
In the former you sometimes had maybe up to half a dozen different stories going on within the bigger picture. The latter is just about a feuding family (only watched two episodes in series two).
Secondly in GOT you had easily identifiable good guys and baddies everywhere. In HOTD this is far less prevalent.
Just two simple reasons for me although I enjoy watching Rhys Ifans in HOTD.
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The first point nails it for me. I started on the books with GOT and it was chapters of Tyrion, Arya, Jon, danerys, back to Tyrion and so on. I thought they reflected that really well in the programme as well and that worked so well making it so engaging. HOTD just doesn’t have that.
 
willipp said:
6 episodes into house of dragons series 2 and if I’m honest I’m totally bored with it. I think the characters are pretty drab and boring and literally nothing happens. Very disappointed with it.
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Same as the first series then? Dont think I'll bother.
 
Watching some stuff now. Decided to add a new show to what I am watching, and that show is the Handmaid's Tale.

New to the party as it started in 2017 or so, but based on the first episode (I watched it an hour ago) it seems it will be good. Tough watch with it being dystopian fiction set in an authoritative regime. I imagine it would be an even harder watch for girls and women. However, I will keep going with it. There's some good stuff on Prime - was thinking of adding the Expanse and the Man in the High Castle to my future list too.

Still watching stuff on Apple TV Plus and Netflix as well. I just tend to move from show to show, which is a bad habit to be in.
 
Blue Maverick said:
You watched The Wire or even Oz, two brilliant series.
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OZ as in Ozarks? If so I have the last season to watch, and can’t be bothered to watch it for some reason.

The Wire I tried to get into but couldn’t. This was years ago when my kids were still at home so didn’t really get time. Might try and find it again.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
OZ as in Ozarks? If so I have the last season to watch, and can’t be bothered to watch it for some reason.

The Wire I tried to get into but couldn’t. This was years ago when my kids were still at home so didn’t really get time. Might try and find it again.
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Nah Oz is a prison drama - the first major HBO TV show. Essentially maybe the very first show of the Second Golden Age of TV. Came out in 1997 I believe. Haven't seen it yet myself but on my list.

The Wire is a show you need to really focus on - you cannot half-watch it with your phone next to you.
 
Silva 83 said:
Nah Oz is a prison drama - the first major HBO TV show. Essentially maybe the very first show of the Second Golden Age of TV. Came out in 1997 I believe. Haven't seen it yet myself but on my list.

The Wire is a show you need to really focus on - you cannot half-watch it with your phone next to you.
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I’ll definitely try and find it again as I remember what I could watch it was good. As you say though - no distractions.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
I’ll definitely try and find it again as I remember what I could watch it was good. As you say though - no distractions.
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Definitely. I watched it 10 years ago and I am due a rewatch.

It's more like a novel in visual form. Really quite different to some shows. It's hard to explain but if you devote yourself to it you'll understand what I mean.

Also - most seasons focuses on a different institutional part of Baltimore eg drugs, the school system etc. But it is all interlinked. It is really excellent stuff but the first few episodes of every season are slow, so you need to get through them.
 
Like @Silva 83 said Oz is a prison drama quite brutal at times and lots of actors went in to be big stars from it many ended up in The Wire, The Wire you really need to stick with, I found the second season in the docks quite a slog but all the seasons have an arc through the whole series, and it has one of the greatest characters on there in Omar, in fact when I first watched it the two main stars I actually thought were American turns out Dominic and Idris were English!
 
I’ve just watched the first episode of ‘Manifest’ after a recommendation.

Quite enjoyed it. Will definitely give it another go.

Got a sneaky feeling it’s going to get very silly, very quickly though.
 
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