Whatcha watchin?

[Nard_S]

i 2nd any post for "Narcos" on NF. Finished S1, liked it a lot, thought they may have over dramatized Escobar's "humanity" a bit but much going on, story wise.

[Ripper212]

2 hours ago, bigred90gt said:

We started watching Sugar on Apple TV. It's a bit of a strange one, but not bad. It took a really weird, and kind of stupid, twist in the episode we watched yesterday, but not bad enough to quit watching it. 

Different tastes. We enjoyed that a lot and thought Colin Farrell was really good

[TiScape]

22 minutes ago, Ripper212 said:

Different tastes. We enjoyed that a lot and thought Colin Farrell was really good

Can’t see Colin Farrell and not think of his ‘True Detective’ season. Now, that’s quality TV! 

[bscinstnct]

1 hour ago, Nard_S said:

i 2nd any post for "Narcos" on NF. Finished S1, liked it a lot, thought they may have over dramatized Escobar's "humanity" a bit but much going on, story wise.

 

Ya, Narcos Mexico is just as good. It shows how the whole business evolved and Mexico became a logical partner and then competitor for Columbia. And how one guys vision turned a bunch of independent disorganized gangs into a true cartel/mafia structure in Mexico 

 

And the Chapo on NF is really good too! 
 

So you’ve got a ton of binging in front of you 🍻 

[Nard_S]

2 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Ya, Narcos Mexico is just as good. It shows how the whole business evolved and Mexico became a logical partner and then competitor for Columbia. And how one guys vision turned a bunch of independent disorganized gangs into a true cartel/mafia structure in Mexico 

 

And the Chapo on NF is really good too! 
 

So you’ve got a ton of binging in front of you 🍻 

Awesome, love gangster stuff.

[Ripper212]

Don't remember if it's already been mentioned on this long thread (too lazy to look back) but just finished 1st season of Banshee. Can't believe I missed this when it was first out. Skip it if you don't like lots of action and nudity. 8.4 on IMDB

[bscinstnct]

6 hours ago, Nard_S said:

Awesome, love gangster stuff.

 

Sicario on NF is very good all around. Better than this trailer actually lol

 

 

[bigred90gt]

8 hours ago, Ripper212 said:

Different tastes. We enjoyed that a lot and thought Colin Farrell was really good

We just finished it, and it was a good show. Just that angle kind of cheesed it up for me. 

[TiScape]

On 6/3/2025 at 3:35 PM, Ripper212 said:

Your next binge watch - Dept Q on Netflix. Excellent! Books were great too

Watching and on ep.7

The GF & I are truly enjoying it. Thanks for the recommendation! 

[AdamMW]

Watch Netflix series: the fall of the house of usher. 

[Ripper212]

7 hours ago, TiScape said:

Watching and on ep.7

The GF & I are truly enjoying it. Thanks for the recommendation! 

Enjoy. Matthew Goode is terrific as a misogynist and his Syrian assistant is great. Loved his character in the books too

[TiScape]

Just saw a commercial disguised as a segment on ESPN for the Running Man remake staring Glen Powell. Glen recently did the Twister re-boot. Is he the king 👑 of the regurgitated, we don’t have a fresh idea, movie??? 

[Mr.Cleeks]

Just finished s3 of Squid Game and it was a 6/10 from me.

Positives

• I thought the first 2 Eps were great.
• Enjoyed the games this season.
• Realistic ending.
• Choi Woo-seok (Gi-Hun's friend) was the best character by a mile and he was the one who figured out Captain Park was shady.

Negatives

• The detective storyline sucked.  He didn't do anything the last 2 seasons and was shown to be completely clueless.
• Absolutely wasted Lee Byung-Hun's character (the frontman) this season. He was the best character in s2 but barely had any screentime. 

Edited July 2 by Mr.Cleeks

[bscinstnct]

If ya haven’t seen The Night Manager on prime, it’s pretty dope

 

 

[PedronNiall]

On 6/24/2025 at 9:43 PM, bscinstnct said:

 

Sicario on NF is very good all around. Better than this trailer actually lol

 

 

 

Don't think a trailer could do any of the Sheridan trilogy justice, but especially that one. First scene will get most hooked, and the build up and tension from there is perfect. 

 

The sequel is a good watch as well and better quality than most follow ups, though it's not quite on the level of Sicario, Wind River, or Hell or High Water. Different director, so probably not a surprise it doesn't quite land the same. 

 

 

Watched this recently. Beginning is honestly pretty flat after the initial racing scene and doesn't live up to the expectation set by other Howard films, though it does get much more immersive as it goes on and will keep you watching if you're a fan of history or racing. 

 

 

Felt Rush did a much better job of making me feel interested in the characters and their stories from the start than FvF. 

[bigred90gt]

19 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

If ya haven’t seen The Night Manager on prime, it’s pretty dope

 

 

That was definitely a good one. 

[Ripper212]

On 7/2/2025 at 5:00 PM, bscinstnct said:

If ya haven’t seen The Night Manager on prime, it’s pretty dope

 

 

Great show but nearly 10 years old!! Are you that far behind?😃

[imkirby34]

Speaking of behind, I decided to finally start watching Mr. Robot.  Haha.

[TiScape]

17 hours ago, imkirby34 said:

Speaking of behind, I decided to finally start watching Mr. Robot.  Haha.

I hear ppl fairly regularly say they just staring the likes of The Sopranos n Breaking Bad. 
I don’t see any stigma with it like apparently some others here do! Haha

[bscinstnct]

21 hours ago, TiScape said:

I hear ppl fairly regularly say they just staring the likes of The Sopranos n Breaking Bad. 
I don’t see any stigma with it like apparently some others here do! Haha

 

Exactly, like when you mentioned Banshee. That was out a long time ago and if it wasn’t for you, wouldn’t have got to see Rebecca 🤣 👍 

 

Breaking Bad is another, we didn’t watch that til couple years ago and actually watched BCSaul first 

[bscinstnct]

On 7/4/2025 at 10:04 PM, imkirby34 said:

Speaking of behind, I decided to finally start watching Mr. Robot.  Haha.

 

Nice, might have to reboot that up! Been years and I can’t really remember much of it, it’s great rewatching a top series after years have passed. 

[bigred90gt]

Started watching The Waterfront on Netflix a couple of days ago. Not a bad show so far. 

[PedronNiall]

On 7/6/2025 at 1:37 PM, bscinstnct said:

 

Nice, might have to reboot that up! Been years and I can’t really remember much of it, it’s great rewatching a top series after years have passed. 

 

It's kind of funny because one of the main tropes is on the short list of hated TV and film devices. I'd guess it's probably the biggest reason why I've never felt excited to re-watch it like I have many other series. 

 

Looked at some discussions on it and a lot of the main and side plot points make me want to go back to have another viewing, but I just didn't like the ending at all. Saw a detailed take that echoed how the show left me feeling. Spoiler alert, do not venture on if you haven't finished the show as it will ruin it beyond your wildest imagining.

Spoiler

Even if the focus is on making a huge plot point of rarely portrayed disorders, they could have done a much better job of closing it all out without it feeling like so much of what the audience experiences with Elliot was essentially nothing but a dream, or even worse, dreams within dreams. It's not a great experience to cap off a show that's so heavy in its subject matter, emotion, and immersion with a "that's it" hand wave. 

 

Edited July 12 by PedronNiall

[Mr.Cleeks]

Been dialed into Wimbledon the last 2 weeks. I only watch Grand Slam tennis and this has to be one of the worst beatdowns in sports history. Anisimova never got off the bus. She only won 24 total points the entire. Świątek is an absolute stud, only dropped one set the entire tournament.

[Johnny Biarritz]

On 6/24/2025 at 11:45 AM, bscinstnct said:

 

Ya, Narcos Mexico is just as good. It shows how the whole business evolved and Mexico became a logical partner and then competitor for Columbia. And how one guys vision turned a bunch of independent disorganized gangs into a true cartel/mafia structure in Mexico 

 

And the Chapo on NF is really good too! 
 

So you’ve got a ton of binging in front of you 🍻 

Friend of mine tells this crazy story...he's from El Paso and was attending UTEP. Went to class with this guy from Ciudad Juarez. They ended up hanging out in Juarez one night, went back to the guy's house, and down the stairs walks El Azul Juan Jose Moreno. He'd been going to class and hanging out with El Azul's kid for the whole semester.

[Johnny Biarritz]

Watching Star Wars The Clone Wars. Roommate has never seen any Star Wars, we started with the original Trilogy, went to Episodes 1&2, not watching a selection of Clone Wars episodes before watching Episode 3.

[bscinstnct]

11 hours ago, PedronNiall said:

 

It's kind of funny because one of the main tropes is on the short list of hated TV and film devices. I'd guess it's probably the biggest reason why I've never felt excited to re-watch it like I have many other series. 

 

Looked at some discussions on it and a lot of the main and side plot points make me want to go back to have another viewing, but I just didn't like the ending at all. Saw a detailed take that echoed how the show left me feeling. Spoiler alert, do not venture on if you haven't finished the show as it will ruin it beyond your wildest imagining.

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Even if the focus is on making a huge plot point of rarely portrayed disorders, they could have done a much better job of closing it all out without it feeling like so much of what the audience experiences with Elliot was essentially nothing but a dream, or even worse, dreams within dreams. It's not a great experience to cap off a show that's so heavy in its subject matter, emotion, and immersion with a "that's it" hand wave. 

 

 

Oh yeah, I totally forgot how it ended! Someday will reboot it

 

Angelas haunting version of Everybody Wants to Rule the world was awesome . Cool scene 🎬 

 

 

 

Edited July 13 by bscinstnct

[Nard_S]

"The Offer", a dramatization about the making of "The Godfather ". On Paramount +. Entertaining, love the movie & sequel, so an easy watch.

[Ripper212]

22 hours ago, Nard_S said:

"The Offer", a dramatization about the making of "The Godfather ". On Paramount +. Entertaining, love the movie & sequel, so an easy watch.

Really enjoyed the show, but FWIW Barry Diller recently said that much of it was BS and never happened that way

[Nard_S]

56 minutes ago, Ripper212 said:

Really enjoyed the show, but FWIW Barry Diller recently said that much of it was BS and never happened that way

Yeah, figured that. Why i used term "dramatization". Too many connected dots that made story but i liked it anyway. Reminds me of "Catch Me If You Can", great movie, but very loose on reality.