The Traitors has just started in the UK. It’s essentially a game of Werewolf with tasks.
The first season of this was good, they used regular people. You cared if they lived or died.
The second season is full of your typical big brother wannabe narcissists. You don’t care if they die, you just care which ones die first.
It’s watcheable. There’s also a weird obsession by the production to play shitty emo covers of popular pop songs in tense moments. Baffling choice, but I guess originality is too hard
Oooo thanks for the heads up. Did you see the last Australian series of this? It was absolutely fucking horrendous and made the second season here look amazing in comparison.
The music is fucking dog shit though xD
I’m loving the psychology and group thinking that goes with this.
- Silo
- Ted Lasso
- A Man on the Inside
Silo is dogshit. The pacing is so unnecessarily dragged out. And season 2 is boring af. No idea why they did what they did. Thr books had perfect pacing.
Silo season 1 was 5% plot, 5% character development, and 90% emoting to dramatic music, so I didn’t bother checking out season 2.
Is it just me or has the main character really done nothing all season except several failed attempts at a supply run? My brain keeps tuning out
Me fast forwarding through the underwater stuff so I don’t have to hold my breath. Might get the books for the same reason.
Season one of Silo was great. Season two is a poorly edited mess.
Huh. I’m only a few episodes in but it seemed promising so far. Oh well.
Meh, there are always people who think their opinion is the only valid one. FWIW, I’m enjoying the hell out of S2 and liked S1 and the books. If you’re enjoying what you’re seeing so far, keep it going and hopefully you’ll keep liking it and if you don’t, you can always quit.
You may be ok if you’re not waiting week to week for a new episode. S1 was good…really good. S2 is still good but slow.
I loved Silo S1.
Yea it’ll slow wayyyyy the fuck down. Keep watching lol. The first few eps were solid. Then it plunges off a cliff.
I’ve been doing Doom Patrol lately, switching between it and What we do in the Shadows.
I can recommend them both with the caveat that I’m not very far into either.
I loved doom patrol. I’m sad there’s no more.
It was amazing, then got weak after Dalton left. mho
- FROM
- Kevin can f*$*$! Himself
Seconding From. Son of a bitch, the next season is WHEN??!? 2026?
Don’t know I just started season 2 maybe I should slow roll it with this new knowledge but it’s so good.
Modern Family slaps so hard
Super old show called scrapheap challenge or junkyard wars, which depends on whether it’s the british or american version. I loved this show as a kid.
I’ll take the UK version any day. Robert Llewelyn did a great job as host. Did anyone ever have a successful build using hydraulics?
What we do in the shadows. The show is based off the Taika Waititi/Jermaine Clement film of the same name. And is also written by Jermaine Clement
It’s a comedy/mocumentary about a group of vampires. The characters are really well written and it straddles the line between the banality of everyday life as a vampire, and obviously the weird supernatural aspects of vampires. It recently aired it’s final episode so you can binge it now and get through the whole thing.
If you like the office/community/parks and rec/I.T. Crowd type of stuff I think you’ll really like it
You’re dead, you’re dead, you’re dead
You’re dead, and out of this world.Ooh thank you for reminding me it has finished its run. Watched the first two seasons but kinda dropped off while waiting for S3.
I.T. Crowd type of stuff
Baat! 🦇
If you like what you we in the shadows, to might also enjoy “our flag means death”.
Created by and stressing Waititi. Based on the true story of the gentleman pirate.
I recommend “Severance” on AppleTV. Also recommend “Shining Girls”. AppleTV is free this weekend.
Shōgun
Easily my favorite show of the last 5 years
The whole show is remarkably well made. Great scenery and costume design.
- Shrinking
- Sopranos
- Severance
- SAS Rogue Heroes
Season 2 of Shrinking has been a very emotional ride, but has a good mix of comedy & drama, while addressing some difficult topics.
Sopranos is a classic. Depends if you like long character development.
Severance is a great dystopian show about people essentially hating to work. Season 2 should be out shortly.
SAS is an expensive BBC production following the formation of the SAS during WWII. Has a Band of Brothers type feel to it, with a British twist. They’re all madmen. Cinematography is amazing, and the history, while dramatized, is still impressive. It’s based on the book of the same name by Ben McIntyre (non-fiction).
SAS
Cinematography is good, but christ are all the characters flanderised to hell with their nationalities. The trope of “caw blimey guvna!” is disappointingly strong for a BBC production. Also, more WW2 propaganda that Britain is strong and gutsy (such lines were peddled shortly before Brexit…)
Halt and catch fire. Expected nothing from it but we are really enjoying it.
This was pretty solid! I started it expecting it to be background noise while I doom scrolled… But I got absolutely hooked
Frazer Cain recommended Dr. Stone, an anime series that features the scientific method prominently in a scenario about rebuilding civilization. I haven’t watched it though. I don’t agree to the Netflix terms of service with stalkerware and exploitation.
Dr Stone
The scientific method for the various inventions are shown quite well. But that’s it. The character art is strange, the main characters are all unlikeable/arrogant tyrants, the storyline is barely coherent. It really seems like the hastily put together premise is just there to enable one character to demonstrate his skill.
Plenty of anime’s out there where the world revolves around a single person, but they usually make an effort with their other characters. I dont feel that’s the case here.
If you’re into something different, a weird Canadian comedy kind of thing: Shoresy It’s different, and I like different.
Landman would be good if it weren’t pushing so much fucking propaganda.
My kids love Gravity Falls, which as an adult I still love.
Someone else mentioned Silo, I agree.
My wife loves Great British Bakeoff. It’s an easy background show.
I also enjoyed Bad Monkey. It’s kind of a B- show, but easy to watch.
Shortesy is a spin off of Letterkenny. Great show, so long as you’re comfortable with some blue comedy.
If you’re into something different, a weird Canadian comedy kind of thing: Shoresy It’s different, and I like different.
New season starts on the 24th!
Schitt’s Creek is currently on Netflix. One of my favorite, wholesome sitcoms!
My wife and I weren’t sure what to expect. We took one run at it, failed, then a few months later took another run. We are now thinking we need to watch it again. Truly wholesome.
It takes a little while to get going but man is it good.
Shrinking is excellent