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[johnnya24]

I've never heard of The Night Of, what's that

HBO crime drama miniseries starring John Turturro's feet.

[Erik]

Stranger Things on Netflix is worth watching after two episodes in for me, my 15 year old son is really enjoying it as well

My cousin, a serious TV junkie, just recommended this to me. Will have to check it out.

[revo]

From CNN:

The conviction of Brendan Dassey, a Wisconsin man who appeared in the documentary "Making a Murderer," has been overturned by a federal judge in Milwaukee, according to court documents obtained by CNN. Dassey was convicted in 2005 in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. Prosecutors have 90 days to bring Dassey, now 26, to trial again or he will be released. His uncle, Steven Avery, featured in "Making a Murderer," is in a Wisconsin prison also serving time for Halbach's murder.

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[Controller Jacobs]

Loved Stranger Things. All the young kids were fantastic in it. I think it's the only tv series I've ever made it through that wasn't a comedy or documentary (grouping Dirty Jobs & Myth Busters with documentaries).

[johnnya24]

Season 2 inevitable, but they better hurry up!

[mjl]

Netflix original content is killing it. I've only watched one episode of The Get Down but it was fantastic.

[revo]

Loved Stranger Things. All the young kids were fantastic in it. I think it's the only tv series I've ever made it through that wasn't a comedy or documentary (grouping Dirty Jobs & Myth Busters with documentaries).

Agreed, it was awesome. And it was renewed for season 2 the other day.

Narcos drops tomorrow!!!

And I just watched two episodes of the Hulu series "11.22.63" which is an adaptation of the Stephen King book. Fantastic so far.

[johnnya24]

Narcos drops tomorrow!!!

The Night Of finishes, season 2 of Mr Robot is coming to a climax ... and just in time ... Narcos!

Nice. Tempted to binge season 1 again over the weekend, then jump into season 2 (or is it the final season / part?).

[Lucky]

We binged watched Stranger Things in two nights, loved it.

We just started Game of Thrones, made it through the first three episodes. I don't guess we've gotten to the really funny part yet.

Some was interesting..."Whither thou screwest thy sister...." This Sean Bean guy must work more than Sam Jackson and Morgan Freeman put together. The alternate title could be Boobs and Beheadings.

[TranaGreg]

I know I'm late to the party but we've been binging on Homeland over the last month. Almost finished season 4. After season 3 ended I wasn't sure how the show would adapt but this has been a really excellent season.

[revo]

The Night Of started off really good and was very well made, but I thought the payoff pitch was way outside. Very unsatisfying and poorly written ending, IMO.

For instance, how on earth:

Spoiler!

- was the Financial Advisor's semen found at the scene not revealed until the final episode?? The defense even used the "world's greatest forensic detective and he didn't mention it? This is the most bizarre, because the whole case, and thus the entire series run, could have been changed with this mention.
- how was the jury very "hopelessly deadlocked" at 6-6 when even John Turturro, the attorney for the defendant, admitted that the case was lost?? There was almost no evidence whatsoever that could have swayed a jury member, yet 6 were for innocence? I don't get it.
- the female DA was unaware of cameras in the jail cell? And after one kiss, she's already putting her career on the line by smuggling in drugs? Puh-leeze.

[overkill94]

We binged watched Stranger Things in two nights, loved it.

We just started Game of Thrones, made it through the first three episodes. I don't guess we've gotten to the really funny part yet.

Some was interesting..."Whither thou screwest thy sister...." This Sean Bean guy must work more than Sam Jackson and Morgan Freeman put together. The alternate title could be Boobs and Beheadings.

The boobs and beheadings quotient goes steadily down as the seasons go on - not even sure we reached double-digit boobs last season.

[johnnya24]

The Night Of started off really good and was very well made, but I thought the payoff pitch was way outside. Very unsatisfying and poorly written ending, IMO.

For instance, how on earth:

Spoiler!

- was the Financial Advisor's semen found at the scene not revealed until the final episode?? The defense even used the "world's greatest forensic detective and he didn't mention it? This is the most bizarre, because the whole case, and thus the entire series run, could have been changed with this mention.
- how was the jury very "hopelessly deadlocked" at 6-6 when even John Turturro, the attorney for the defendant, admitted that the case was lost?? There was almost no evidence whatsoever that could have swayed a jury member, yet 6 were for innocence? I don't get it.
- the female DA was unaware of cameras in the jail cell? And after one kiss, she's already putting her career on the line by smuggling in drugs? Puh-leeze.

Yeah I agree ... the second half didn't live up to the standards set in the first half. But I actually really liked the ending. Overall it lacked the real attention to detail, perhaps because it was meant as a mini series and adapted from a UK TV show (which won't have the same high standards as the current generation of cable shows on US TV ... UK TV Drama sucks). But the acting and characterizations carried it.

Spoiler!

Yeah the case was a bit of a joke. You could pick holes in that all day. How on earth did they not realize that the killer would have been drenched in blood considering the fact that the victim was stabbed 20+ times. I also found the relationship with the female lawyer to be ridiculous. The whole "taxi cab" sub plot went nowhere ... there were lots of loose ends and blind alleys.

But I liked the ambiguous ending. Given how easily adaptable the accused was to the thug life (not to mention his history of violence) ... you are left wondering if he really did it. I think that was the goal.

[revo]

Two episodes in and Luke Cage is very good.

I'm really enjoying Designated Survivor and Kevin Can Wait as well, which is rare for network shows these days!

[ironfist]

The Good Place has been pretty fun so far as well.