Exceelent TV Shows

[Ken]

I did not recognize Ricci either. I had to have a little help with that.

Funny I immediately recognized Ricci and said heyyy.... that's Wednesday too... I see what you did there.

[heyelander]

Been sick the last few days and checking out random thing. Stuff I've streamed in the last couple of months or just started:

House of the Dragon: I guess it is okay, but it seems like they are telling one story, 2 at the most while the original had about 72 stories going on at once. The single story isn't all that compelling either. I paused about 5 episodes in, just after the time jump. Maybe I'll get back to it someday.
Rings of Power: I found nearly every character exhausting. Paused around the same time. Maybe I'll get back to it.
Terminal List: Good for what it was. A bit too rah-rah for me, but I like Taylor Kitsch. Decent watch
Criminal Minds - Evolution: Not sure if they are restarting the series or just running a one off series from it. Pretty much the same show except everyone is older, Reid didn't make it back, and they say Fuck from time to time. If you liked the original, you'd probably like this. It was starting to get old for me when I use to watch it and I think I skipped the last couple of seasons. Decent coming back to the characters.
The Recruit: I was all into recommending this right up until the last 5 minutes of the series. Now I'm not so sure. I'm waiting for season 2 to know what i think.
Kaleidescope: This was kind of neat. The show is set up so that you watch the first episode, then 5 episodes in random order (Netflix ques them for you randomly) then a final 2 episodes, so the show is slightly different for everyone. Heist show with episodes from everyone's different perspective, so you aren't quite sure what is happening until the very end. Decent cast.
Jack Ryan season 3: I thought season 1 was exceelent, season 2 was borderline stupid, but season 3 returns to the realm of the quite good. Some homage paid to the hunt for red october is fun.
Poker Face: follows our protagonist who can tell whenever someone is lying as she wanders the country, avoiding her past, and solving crimes. Harkens back to the days of the NBC Mystery Movie, and has a very Columbo feel to it. 4 episodes in and it's been fun so far. Mostly a procedural, with a small continuing back story to keep pushing her along.
The Last of Us: I know everyone has probably had enough of zombie shows, but I'm a sucker for the end of the world, and this is HBO so it's done really well. Feels like a cross between Black Sunday (or TWD) and The Road. Good dystopian ambiance, and a lot of flashbacks to the fall of civilization. Great supporting cameos in each episode so far. I'm all in.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Been sick the last few days and checking out random thing. Stuff I've streamed in the last couple of months or just started: House of the Dragon: I guess it is okay, but it seems like they are telling one story, 2 at the most while the original had about 72 stories going on at once. The single story isn't all that compelling either. I paused about 5 episodes in, just after the time jump. Maybe I'll get back to it someday. Rings of Power: I found nearly every character exhausting. Paused around the same time. Maybe I'll get back to it. Terminal List: Good for what it was. A bit too rah-rah for me, but I like Taylor Kitsch. Decent watch Criminal Minds - Evolution: Not sure if they are restarting the series or just running a one off series from it. Pretty much the same show except everyone is older, Reid didn't make it back, and they say Fuck from time to time. If you liked the original, you'd probably like this. It was starting to get old for me when I use to watch it and I think I skipped the last couple of seasons. Decent coming back to the characters. The Recruit: I was all into recommending this right up until the last 5 minutes of the series. Now I'm not so sure. I'm waiting for season 2 to know what i think. Kaleidescope: This was kind of neat. The show is set up so that you watch the first episode, then 5 episodes in random order (Netflix ques them for you randomly) then a final 2 episodes, so the show is slightly different for everyone. Heist show with episodes from everyone's different perspective, so you aren't quite sure what is happening until the very end. Decent cast. Jack Ryan season 3: I thought season 1 was exceelent, season 2 was borderline stupid, but season 3 returns to the realm of the quite good. Some homage paid to the hunt for red october is fun. Poker Face: follows our protagonist who can tell whenever someone is lying as she wanders the country, avoiding her past, and solving crimes. Harkens back to the days of the NBC Mystery Movie, and has a very Columbo feel to it. 4 episodes in and it's been fun so far. Mostly a procedural, with a small continuing back story to keep pushing her along. The Last of Us: I know everyone has probably had enough of zombie shows, but I'm a sucker for the end of the world, and this is HBO so it's done really well. Feels like a cross between Black Sunday (or TWD) and The Road. Good dystopian ambiance, and a lot of flashbacks to the fall of civilization. Great supporting cameos in each episode so far. I'm all in.

The Last of Us is freaking amazing, such intelligent writing.