Great TV series - What are you watching now?

[RickFLM4]

Season 3 of Sneaky Pete available!

[bosstones]

Been watching Banshee on Prime. I cancelled my Cimenax subscription last month so I won't get Seasons 3 & 4. :| You can tell this is a Skinemax show.

[Clark_Kent]

Originally Posted by Schwarzschild Radius

Anyone catch "Chernobyl"?

Ep1 was great. Every time someone is told to lower the rods or check the reactor, I was telling my wife "he's screwed".

Started watching Episode 1 a couple days ago but cut it off. I couldn't get into it.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by Clark_Kent

Started watching Episode 1 a couple days ago but cut it off. I couldn't get into it.

That’s how I felt at first, unsure if I wanted to keep watching after the first 15 minutes, but by the end of Episode 1 am “all in” with the series.

To be fair, as the viewer, you’re thrown in head-first to understand what is currently happening (explosion of the reactor core) vs. the conspiracy to cover-up and pretend it was a simple roof fire. And part of that experience is to place the event within the Soviet mindset. Also, while the dialogue can be subtle at times, it is the little remarks (or expressions of the characters) that you really do need to pay close attention to so that you don’t miss something.

My advice: give Episode 1 another shot to the end; I think it’s worth the time investment. My wife wanted no part of the show (she thought it would be boring); however, she ended up really liking it as well.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Been watching Banshee on Prime. I cancelled my Cimenax subscription last month so I won't get Seasons 3 & 4. :| You can tell this is a Skinemax show.

Gotta get those seasons somehow. Especially Season 4, which in my opinion was the best of the series.

[Clark_Kent]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

That’s how I felt at first, unsure if I wanted to keep watching after the first 15 minutes, but by the end of Episode 1 am “all in” with the series.

To be fair, as the viewer, you’re thrown in head-first to understand what is currently happening (explosion of the reactor core) vs. the conspiracy to cover-up and pretend it was a simple roof fire. And part of that experience is to place the event within the Soviet mindset. Also, while the dialogue can be subtle at times, it is the little remarks (or expressions of the characters) that you really do need to pay close attention to so that you don’t miss something.

My advice: give Episode 1 another shot to the end; I think it’s worth the time investment. My wife wanted no part of the show (she thought it would be boring); however, she ended up really liking it as well.

Thanks for sharing. The only reason I'm giving it another go is because you enjoyed Banshee and that's good enough for me.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by Clark_Kent

Thanks for sharing. The only reason I'm giving it another go is because you enjoyed Banshee and that's good enough for me.

You’ve got nothing to lose my friend!

[Grumpy Old Man]

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by Grumpy Old Man

Damn that looks entertaining!

[Savageenterprise]

Been watching GOT for years and also currently watching Peaky Blinders which is pretty good so far but I just started.

Recently I watched the Ozark and Narcos series on Netflix. Narcos was awesome even though a lot of it is in subtitles and Ozark was decent too.

[RickFLM4]

I don't think I posted it earlier but we enjoyed Huge in France on Netflix.

Also watched and liked first episode of Chernobyl earlier tonight.

[IllSic_Design]

Finally started Game of Thrones last week. I am hooked, on season 3 already.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

I don't think I posted it earlier but we enjoyed Huge in France on Netflix.

Also watched and liked first episode of Chernobyl earlier tonight.

Second episode of Chernobyl is just as intense.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

Second episode of Chernobyl is just as intense.

Great. Maybe we'll catch it tonight. We watched Billions last night...

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Finally started Game of Thrones last week. I am hooked, on season 3 already.

finally finished episode one, season one.

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

Second episode of Chernobyl is just as intense.

I love this show! Though I think the megaton explosion threat was a bit over the top.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by Schwarzschild Radius

I love this show! Though I think the megaton explosion threat was a bit over the top.

Definitely agree. I’m sure the writers take certain liberties here and there; however, I’m learning more about this disaster than I expected watching the show. I was in my early teens when it happened, and (as a kid) didn’t pay much attention to the news coverage. Now I’m finding the event pretty very interesting especially from Soviet perspective. Heck, I even went to YouTube to check out tour videos capturing what Pripyat looks like today.

[Shiza]

Started watching Killing Eve, not bad so far. The villain keeps things interesting

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Shiza

Started watching Killing Eve, not bad so far. The villain keeps things interesting

Season one was great! Season two is a little more out of the envelope.......still good, but not as good so far.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

Second episode of Chernobyl is just as intense.

Watched second episode last night and actually think it was better than the first.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Watched second episode last night and actually think it was better than the first.

I think so as well.

[wrickem]

We just finished Dead to Me and although I've always liked Christina Applegate I was surprised by her range. Really entertaining series with a lot of messed up twists. Kelly Bundy has come a long way