What is the Last TV Series You Watched?

[Roy H.]

Watched Death by Lightning.  Friends of mine disagree but I thought it wasn?t very good. Maybe it was just not much of a story, or maybe the story was not well told, but i found it to be mundane in general and the characters to be stereotypical and not well acted.  Essentially, a mentally ill man with delusions of grandeur decides to go from supporter to murderer overnight while a mild-mannered, unlikely president makes civil rights progress and finds a way to destroy corruption in NYC and the US Senate in a couple of months in office.  And this, even as his corrupt, drunken, incompetent, buffoon of a VP (Chester Arthur) works from the inside to maintain the corruption and undermine the president.  Arthur changes his ways after Garfield (the president, not the cat) refuses his resignation and gets shot.  Of course, after being shot, the on the scene doctor is a black man who warns the white doctor not to risk sepsis as the white doctor takes over and practices unsanitary medicine attempting to retrieve the bullet in Garfield?s body.  The scene provides obvious foreboding as Garfield dies a couple of months later of sepsis due to the white doctors malpractice.
The transformation of Chester Arthur occurs during Garfields unsuccessful convalescence when Garfield?s wife slaps the vice president in the face - and suddenly he is a new man, ethical and capable. IDK what is and isn?t accurate in the story, but I didn?t find it compelling and was grateful that it ended mercifully after 4 episodes.  I wouldn?t have stuck it out if it had been longer.

But my friends liked it.

I liked it, if only because it told a story that I wasn't familiar with in a digestible way.  I think I would only recommend it to people who really like American history though.

[perks-a-beast]

Im caught up on Landman.

 ?It has its moments? is probably the most complimentary thing I can say.

It probably has my least favorite style of writing in TV - where every character speaks only in quips, so the writer can show off how witty they are. Yuck. Im much more of a fan of naturalistic dialogue.

And aside from outstanding acting from Billy Bob Thornton, the shows just not that good.

[perks-a-beast]

Stranger Things Season 5 (part one).  I hate split seasons, but ST found a logical breaking off spot.  It's going to be a long month to see how they wrap it up.

Although I watched a series recap on YouTube before S5, I still found myself forgetting a lot of the plot points, storylines and character dynamics. And, to be honest, I just dont feel all that invested anymore. A warning to future shows: that is what happens when you take 3 years off in between seasons.

[Roy H.]

Im caught up on Landman.

 ?It has its moments? is probably the most complimentary thing I can say.

It probably has my least favorite style of writing in TV - where every character speaks only in quips, so the writer can show off how witty they are. Yuck. Im much more of a fan of naturalistic dialogue.

And aside from outstanding acting from Billy Bob Thornton, the shows just not that good.

The mom / daughter ruin it for me.  I watch it for BBT, but basing so much of the show around bimbo characters takes a lot away from it.  I've said it several times, but Sheridan can't write realistic female characters.  Outside of Helen Mirren's character, they're either damsels in distress, bimbos, or rage monsters.  There's no nuance.

[Neurotic Guy]

Stranger Things Season 5 (part one).  I hate split seasons, but ST found a logical breaking off spot.  It's going to be a long month to see how they wrap it up.

Although I watched a series recap on YouTube before S5, I still found myself forgetting a lot   of the plot points, storylines and character dynamics. And, to be honest, I just dont feel all that invested anymore. A warning to future shows: that is what happens when you take 3 years off in between seasons.

I?m sure that?s usually true. Curb did it and produced reasonably good shows - last season I thought not great, but ok.  Arrested Development I can?t get enough of. They had a couple of lengthy hiatuses between seasons and I enjoyed nonetheless. Season 5 probably not as good as the early seasons but still held my interest and made me chuckle.  It?s been a while, but I?d love them to give it another go. 

[perks-a-beast]

Im caught up on Landman.

 ?It has its moments? is probably the most complimentary thing I can say.

It probably has my least favorite style of writing in TV - where every character speaks only in quips, so the writer can show off how witty they are. Yuck. Im much more of a fan of naturalistic dialogue.

And aside from outstanding acting from Billy Bob Thornton, the shows just not that good.

The mom / daughter ruin it for me.  I watch it for BBT, but basing so much of the show around bimbo characters takes a lot away from it.  I've said it several times, but Sheridan can't write realistic female characters.  Outside of Helen Mirren's character, they're either damsels in distress, bimbos, or rage monsters.  There's no nuance.

Yeah, Ali Larters character constantly throwing temper tantrums and it being tolerated because shes hot got old fast. Nothing interesting or new.

[Redz]

Watched Death by Lightning.  Friends of mine disagree but I thought it wasn?t very good. Maybe it was just not much of a story, or maybe the story was not well told, but i found it to be mundane in general and the characters to be stereotypical and not well acted.  Essentially, a mentally ill man with delusions of grandeur decides to go from supporter to murderer overnight while a mild-mannered, unlikely president makes civil rights progress and finds a way to destroy corruption in NYC and the US Senate in a couple of months in office.  And this, even as his corrupt, drunken, incompetent, buffoon of a VP (Chester Arthur) works from the inside to maintain the corruption and undermine the president.  Arthur changes his ways after Garfield (the president, not the cat) refuses his resignation and gets shot.  Of course, after being shot, the on the scene doctor is a black man who warns the white doctor not to risk sepsis as the white doctor takes over and practices unsanitary medicine attempting to retrieve the bullet in Garfield?s body.  The scene provides obvious foreboding as Garfield dies a couple of months later of sepsis due to the white doctors malpractice.
The transformation of Chester Arthur occurs during Garfields unsuccessful convalescence when Garfield?s wife slaps the vice president in the face - and suddenly he is a new man, ethical and capable. IDK what is and isn?t accurate in the story, but I didn?t find it compelling and was grateful that it ended mercifully after 4 episodes.  I wouldn?t have stuck it out if it had been longer.

But my friends liked it.

I liked it, if only because it told a story that I wasn't familiar with in a digestible way.  I think I would only recommend it to people who really like American history though.

I've enjoyed it.  It's defiitely not a deep thinker of a show, but like Roy said it tells a tale and it's fun to look at people dressed in period costumes and in those settings.  The assassin character seems like someone in a musical who is on the verge of shifting from verse to song, but never does (thankfully).  "Hammy" is the best word I can come up with, but I think that's intentional.

[slamtheking]

Stranger Things Season 5 (part one).  I hate split seasons, but ST found a logical breaking off spot.  It's going to be a long month to see how they wrap it up.

Although I watched a series recap on YouTube before S5, I still found myself forgetting a lot of the plot points, storylines and character dynamics. And, to be honest, I just dont feel all that invested anymore. A warning to future shows: that is what happens when you take 3 years off in between seasons.

agreed.  caught just the first episode of season 5 so far and while it was good, there was just too much of a gap from the prior season to keep up with. 

[Neurotic Guy]

Watched Death by Lightning.  Friends of mine disagree but I thought it wasn?t very good. Maybe it was just not much of a story, or maybe the story was not well told, but i found it to be mundane in general and the characters to be stereotypical and not well acted.  Essentially, a mentally ill man with delusions of grandeur decides to go from supporter to murderer overnight while a mild-mannered, unlikely president makes civil rights progress and finds a way to destroy corruption in NYC and the US Senate in a couple of months in office.  And this, even as his corrupt, drunken, incompetent, buffoon of a VP (Chester Arthur) works from the inside to maintain the corruption and undermine the president.  Arthur changes his ways after Garfield (the president, not the cat) refuses his resignation and gets shot.  Of course, after being shot, the on the scene doctor is a black man who warns the white doctor not to risk sepsis as the white doctor takes over and practices unsanitary medicine attempting to retrieve the bullet in Garfield?s body.  The scene provides obvious foreboding as Garfield dies a couple of months later of sepsis due to the white doctors malpractice.
The transformation of Chester Arthur occurs during Garfields unsuccessful convalescence when Garfield?s wife slaps the vice president in the face - and suddenly he is a new man, ethical and capable. IDK what is and isn?t accurate in the story, but I didn?t find it compelling and was grateful that it ended mercifully after 4 episodes.  I wouldn?t have stuck it out if it had been longer.

But my friends liked it.

I liked it, if only because it told a story that I wasn't familiar with in a digestible way.  I think I would only recommend it to people who really like American history though.

I've enjoyed it.  It's defiitely not a deep thinker of a show, but like Roy said it tells a tale and it's fun to look at people dressed in period costumes and in those settings.  The assassin character seems like someone in a musical who is on the verge of shifting from verse to song, but never does (thankfully).  "Hammy" is the best word I can come up with, but I think that's intentional.

I think I?d have liked him better if he broke into song.  A *got to pick a pocket or two* type number as he?s contemplating the assassination.

[Redz]

Watched Death by Lightning.  Friends of mine disagree but I thought it wasn?t very good. Maybe it was just not much of a story, or maybe the story was not well told, but i found it to be mundane in general and the characters to be stereotypical and not well acted.  Essentially, a mentally ill man with delusions of grandeur decides to go from supporter to murderer overnight while a mild-mannered, unlikely president makes civil rights progress and finds a way to destroy corruption in NYC and the US Senate in a couple of months in office.  And this, even as his corrupt, drunken, incompetent, buffoon of a VP (Chester Arthur) works from the inside to maintain the corruption and undermine the president.  Arthur changes his ways after Garfield (the president, not the cat) refuses his resignation and gets shot.  Of course, after being shot, the on the scene doctor is a black man who warns the white doctor not to risk sepsis as the white doctor takes over and practices unsanitary medicine attempting to retrieve the bullet in Garfield?s body.  The scene provides obvious foreboding as Garfield dies a couple of months later of sepsis due to the white doctors malpractice.
The transformation of Chester Arthur occurs during Garfields unsuccessful convalescence when Garfield?s wife slaps the vice president in the face - and suddenly he is a new man, ethical and capable. IDK what is and isn?t accurate in the story, but I didn?t find it compelling and was grateful that it ended mercifully after 4 episodes.  I wouldn?t have stuck it out if it had been longer.

But my friends liked it.

I liked it, if only because it told a story that I wasn't familiar with in a digestible way.  I think I would only recommend it to people who really like American history though.

I've enjoyed it.  It's defiitely not a deep thinker of a show, but like Roy said it tells a tale and it's fun to look at people dressed in period costumes and in those settings.  The assassin character seems like someone in a musical who is on the verge of shifting from verse to song, but never does (thankfully).  "Hammy" is the best word I can come up with, but I think that's intentional.

I think I?d have liked him better if he broke into song.  A *got to pick a pocket or two* type number as he?s contemplating the assassination.

lol
You know what I'm saying?

[Neurotic Guy]

Watched Death by Lightning.  Friends of mine disagree but I thought it wasn?t very good. Maybe it was just not much of a story, or maybe the story was not well told, but i found it to be mundane in general and the characters to be stereotypical and not well acted.  Essentially, a mentally ill man with delusions of grandeur decides to go from supporter to murderer overnight while a mild-mannered, unlikely president makes civil rights progress and finds a way to destroy corruption in NYC and the US Senate in a couple of months in office.  And this, even as his corrupt, drunken, incompetent, buffoon of a VP (Chester Arthur) works from the inside to maintain the corruption and undermine the president.  Arthur changes his ways after Garfield (the president, not the cat) refuses his resignation and gets shot.  Of course, after being shot, the on the scene doctor is a black man who warns the white doctor not to risk sepsis as the white doctor takes over and practices unsanitary medicine attempting to retrieve the bullet in Garfield?s body.  The scene provides obvious foreboding as Garfield dies a couple of months later of sepsis due to the white doctors malpractice.
The transformation of Chester Arthur occurs during Garfields unsuccessful convalescence when Garfield?s wife slaps the vice president in the face - and suddenly he is a new man, ethical and capable. IDK what is and isn?t accurate in the story, but I didn?t find it compelling and was grateful that it ended mercifully after 4 episodes.  I wouldn?t have stuck it out if it had been longer.

But my friends liked it.

I liked it, if only because it told a story that I wasn't familiar with in a digestible way.  I think I would only recommend it to people who really like American history though.

I've enjoyed it.  It's defiitely not a deep thinker of a show, but like Roy said it tells a tale and it's fun to look at people dressed in period costumes and in those settings.  The assassin character seems like someone in a musical who is on the verge of shifting from verse to song, but never does (thankfully).  "Hammy" is the best word I can come up with, but I think that's intentional.

I think I?d have liked him better if he broke into song.  A *got to pick a pocket or two* type number as he?s contemplating the assassination.

lol
You know what I'm saying?

Can?t get it out of my head.

[perks-a-beast]

Stranger Things series finale. What a mess.

[Roy H.]

Stranger Things series finale. What a mess.

I really liked it. I seemingly liked the last season more than many viewers.  I guess I expected Will to play a larger role in the finale after the sorcerer buildup, but overall it satisfied me and wrapped things up well enough.

[perks-a-beast]

Stranger Things series finale. What a mess.

I really liked it. I seemingly liked the last season more than many viewers.  I guess I expected Will to play a larger role in the finale after the sorcerer buildup, but overall it satisfied me and wrapped things up well enough.

My issue with it wasnt really the finale itself but the mediocrity of the season leading up to it. I completely lost interest in the show after how bad the first batch of episodes they dropped back in November were. But after watching 5 seasons of the show, there was still a part of me that still felt invested enough that I wanted to see how it ended. I passively watched the rest while scrolling on my phone and occasionally looking up - I know, Im Netflix?s dream customer lol. But I did really feel that was the amount of my attention the show deserved at that point.

What really bugs me about the show is how emotional it was. Characters are constantly crying, which lessens the emotional impact when something sad actually happens. Also, the stakes are always so high and the characters are always in peril, making the big moments feel unearned. The writers really just needed to let it breathe a lot more.

Overall, the show had its moments - mostly season 1 and 2, but is nowhere close to being an all-time great alongside shows like Breaking Bad, LOST, The Sopranos, etc.