The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!

[rjshae]

I'm watching Mrs. Davis on Peac*ck. In some ways it reminds me of The Preacher, in that it's both religious in theme and weirdly funny and irreverent.

Edited September 5 by rjshae
It censored the app name

[Sarex]

Alien Earth is a pleasant surprise, although it does seem to be going towards Jurassic Park. We shall see, but so far so good.

[LadyCrimson]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/28/bland-easy-to-follow-for-fans-of-everything-what-has-the-netflix-algorithm-done-to-our-films

I would think it's not just Netflix anymore. But I suppose we can blame them for starting it. Now they all do it. Sad state of affairs, and yet not surprising, both re: commercialism/profit, and humanity's constant thirst for ear and eyeball-induced tickles. "Are you not entertained?"

Well, most of the time, no, not really.  But hey, sometimes it is all better than watching the ceiling.

[ShadySands]

10 minutes ago, LadyCrimson said:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/28/bland-easy-to-follow-for-fans-of-everything-what-has-the-netflix-algorithm-done-to-our-films

I would think it's not just Netflix anymore. But I suppose we can blame them for starting it. Now they all do it. Sad state of affairs, and yet not surprising, both re: commercialism/profit, and humanity's constant thirst for ear and eyeball-induced tickles. "Are you not entertained?"

Well, most of the time, no, not really.  But hey, sometimes it is all better than watching the ceiling.

I ended up canceling Netflix after the millionth time logging in and scrolling through all the soulless crap, then giving up without watching anything. I'm pretty sure my time browsing Netflix has surpassed my time actually watching it.

Edited September 11 by ShadySands

[LadyCrimson]

^ I'm sure I've said it before, but the only reason I still have Netflix at this point is 1-hubby and 2-S. korea content.  But even the k-dramas that Netflix tends to highlight or at the ones plastered with the "Netflix originals" (or at least "only on Netflix") have a pattern to what they are.  Which is why I've been going back to Viki a lot more, again.

And half the time I can't even buy such on dvd's anymore in terms of willing to wait to see in that way. Especially for non-US stuff and series (vs. films).

[Hurlshort]

I've been watching Terminal List: Dark Wolf and enjoying it. It isa very good military thriller. The first series focused on Chris Pratt and was a bit more revengy. This one has Taylor Kitsch and is more spy thriller. I like it better. Also Kitsch is my new favorite actor. I didn't know he played pro hockey. His whole personality changes when he starts talking about it:

 

[Lexx]

I never watched more than 1 ep of Terminal List, because that show was so damn dark, couldn't see anything. Did they change that in the new one or is it still like that?

Also that reminds me, I haven't finished the latest season of Bosch yet either, because for some reason they decided to make sunny LA look like dark Mexico as well... this sucks so much.

[Hurlshort]

7 hours ago, Lexx said:

I never watched more than 1 ep of Terminal List, because that show was so damn dark, couldn't see anything. Did they change that in the new one or is it still like that?

Also that reminds me, I haven't finished the latest season of Bosch yet either, because for some reason they decided to make sunny LA look like dark Mexico as well... this sucks so much.

I mean, it starts in Mosul during the day, but there are a lot of dark parts. Probably not as bad as the first one. 

[rjshae]

I tried to watch the Man C v. Man U match on Peac*ck, but there was a constant stuttering of the view that made it unpleasant to watch. Provider-induced lag from choking the bandwidth perhaps? I hope that's not a sign of things to come.

[BruceVC]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28013708/

I watched the first episode of a new HBO series called Task and I can already tell its going to be epic 

Its  a crime drama about a FBI Task Team hunting down a criminal gang but it has this incredible complexity and nuance with all the characters and the broader narrative

I cannot recommend enough how excellent this series is and its definitely an immediate " BruceVC must watch series "

 

 

 

[Sarex]

The last episode of Alien Earth is going to be a banger. I am very interested to see how they will leave it.

Edited September 17 by Sarex

[rjshae]

I've been enjoying a thriller series on Peac*ck called 'The Capture'. It's about London's use of CCTV along with the surreptitious employment of deep fake technology. Perhaps a view of what's to come?

[Sarex]

I watched a season and change of Yellowstone and the story was getting so ridiculous I looked up the rest. I just noped out.

[BruceVC]

13 hours ago, rjshae said:

I've been enjoying a thriller series on Peac*ck called 'The Capture'. It's about London's use of CCTV along with the surreptitious employment of deep fake technology. Perhaps a view of what's to come?

I enjoyed both seasons, its obviously exaggerated but its entertaining  

[Sarex]

Haunted Hotel on Netflix. Warm recommend from me. Surprisingly fun watch.

[Amentep]

 

 

[BruceVC]

12 hours ago, Amentep said:

 

 

That looks excellent, one of the best new horror series trailers I have ever seen 

There was never a deep or comprehensive story for what the IT monster was and its genesis and this series looks like it will provide that 

Day 1 watch for sure 

[rjshae]

On 9/18/2025 at 11:28 PM, BruceVC said:

I enjoyed both seasons, its obviously exaggerated but its entertaining  

Yes, that type of large scale conspiracy is entertaining but ultimately implausible. Somebody somewhere is going to slip up, and there goes the entire scheme. It's not that different from large scale election conspiracies, which require control of all forms of media to successfully pull off.

[BruceVC]

9 hours ago, rjshae said:

Yes, that type of large scale conspiracy is entertaining but ultimately implausible. Somebody somewhere is going to slip up, and there goes the entire scheme. It's not that different from large scale election conspiracies, which require control of all forms of media to successfully pull off.

Absolutely and this is also why I reject basically all modern day conspiracy theories 

I still come across people who dont believe AQ was responsible for 9/11 and it was the US government or the " Jews "  who are responsible 

9/11 was 24 years ago and there have been different US presidents and lots of negative opinion within the US around the War on Terror so you would assume with that focus by now someone would have found conclusive evidence that 9/11 was in fact committed by the US government 

As you said all these conspiracy theories rely on complete control of the media, all politicians  and all independent investigative  agencies and that is simply not possible in the US  

 

[BruceVC]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31289994/

I started on another new series, The Lowdown with Ethan Hawke

Its really good and its about an investigative  journaling who looks into corruption and murder in his small town  

Great characters and interesting plot