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foul-mouthed chocolate rabbit ([personal profile] misbegotten) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk2024-03-16 07:42 am

Speak Up Saturday

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week?
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[personal profile] shadowkat 2024-03-16 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I've hit a television watching slump. I just am not finding much of anything to hold my interest. (this may or may not be a result of my sinus infection and resulting brain fog or an odd desire for more Great Pottery Throw Down episodes - which I can't locate it.)

What I've tried?

* Life + Beth on Hulu (after three episodes, finally got annoyed and gave up)
* Red Eye - horror film by Wes Craven starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. I watched for Cillian. It's okay, not one of Craven's best, but Cillian is excellent in it.
* Breakfast on Pluto - my attention kept wandering - although Murphy is excellent in it.
* The Wind that Shakes the Barely on Plex (it has too many commericials...and they are slow to load, gave up)
* Grey's Anatomy? - went to sleep during this week's episode
* Shogun? - I'm not in the mood - I gave up after ten minutes, I couldn't follow it - it's not Shogun, it's most likely the sinus infection and my mood.
* Avatar - Live Action? Gave up after ten minutes.
* The Bay (a weird ass web soap that somehow made its way onto Prime...it's kind of surreal? They do a documentary style wrap up to introduce us to what is happening - which is convoluted. Then we go into the action - which is the aftermath of an explosive event. In short the Soap starts in the middle not the beginning, so you feel like you're missing ten to twenty years of it - and wish you could go back and grab that - but can't.) In short a commentary on the soap opera format. Soaps are actually best in the middle - but to appreciate them, you kind of have to invest time in watching the boring crap at the beginning. The Bay leap frogs over all that and starts in the middle. Got to appreciate the audacity of that. Very experimental art form - soap operas. I stayed for about three 20-30 minute episodes then gave up, I got lost. Not a show to watch with brain fog.
* Daisy Jones and the Six - tried episode seven, got bored, gave up. I've been watching it in snippets off and one for two years now. It doesn't really hold my attention - because I don't like anyone in it, nor find any of them remotely interesting or talented. It's the narrative style that had sucked me into trying it.

Did make it through about three episodes of "The Gentleman" which reminds me a lot of Peaky Blinders except it's no where as good as Peaky Blinders in either casting or writing department. However it does have a few interesting people in the cast. May stick with it.

Flirting with:

* Going back to Fire Country
* Warrior (Netflix)
* Damsel (Netflix)
* The Irish Wish (Netflix)
* Dynasty (Netflix) - I don't know, I've already seen most of season 1, so where to start up again?
* The Brothers Sun (Netflix)
* Girls 4 Evah (Netflix)
* Bodies (Netflix)

I'm in the mood for something - but can't find it. You ever have that problem? You have a craving to watch something specific but no clue what it is and can't seem to find it? I may try Anatomy of a Fall.
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[personal profile] feurioo 2024-03-16 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I watched Irish Wish with super low expectations but, unfortunately, Lindsay Lohan's character simply lacked the spark needed to make this run-of-the-mill story work. Also, I thought she had no chemistry with either of the main guys.

I remember finding the first couple of Girls5eva episodes super unfunny but since then I've read several positive opinions about the show as a whole. Curious what you'll make of it.
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[personal profile] shadowkat 2024-03-18 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sigh, disappointing on Irish Wish.

Hmmm, I'm flirting with Girls5eva, but the trailer is turning me off. It's too silly and feels like broad embarrassment humor? Not my thing.
Edited 2024-03-18 16:49 (UTC)
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[personal profile] olivermoss 2024-03-17 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm often in that state. I really like having a show I'm into to watch but I don't always. I did really like Bodies, but I'm not sure if that is great watching for feeling run down with the multiple timelines to track.
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[personal profile] shadowkat 2024-03-18 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I opted for simple minded fair - a web soap, and back to Lucifer. Still not great though.
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[personal profile] olivermoss 2024-03-18 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry. I hope you feel better soon!
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[personal profile] kore 2024-03-20 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Bodies is SO GOOD. We mainlined it!
Edited (Autocorrect ughghghgh) 2024-03-20 05:45 (UTC)
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[personal profile] executrix 2024-03-20 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been watching Great Pottery Throw-Down on YouTube.