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I rather liked Final Space. Well, the first series of it. Second was pretty disappointing. I'm aware that it's not Fine Art like Bojack, but it scratched an itch in a particular way at the time.

Will have to try Close Enough then!
I'm surprised that I didn't care for Bob's Burgers much either, considering how much I like H. Jon Benjamin in Archer.
 
T & P said:
Undoubtedly episode one is the least good. It’s orders of magnitude better from now on, simply because from S2 onwards the main character is now older and played throughout the rest of the series by Anya Taylor-Joy, delivering a ridiculously fucking good and enjoyable performance.

Trust me, if you’re not really liking it by the end of Ep 2, properly hooked by the end of Ep 3, and fucking loving it and smiling like a fool from there on end, I’ll eat my hat.
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Episode one is really good. It’s just pretty grim.

I wasn’t sure I wanted to carry on after that, but I’m glad I did. It’s a really enjoyable series and a lovely journey from dark into light.
 
Mr Moose said:
Episode one is really good. It’s just pretty grim.

I wasn’t sure I wanted to carry on after that, but I’m glad I did. It’s a really enjoyable series and a lovely journey from dark into light.
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I don’t want to comment openly on the vibe of the series for those who haven’t finished it because
I guess the uncertainty of whether anyone is about to try to sabotage her efforts or play dirty is part of the excitement of the series. But as others have said I was extremely pleased there was no dastardly plots by her rivals to lace her coffee with sedatives, get her shitfaced on purpose or any general nastiness. Sometimes it’s nice to watch a feel-good series with no unpleasantness:)
 
T & P said:
I wouldn’t describe Final Space as shit, but it’s certainly not great, and fully agree that Close Enough is a lot better. Though quite different genres within animation tbh.

But if we’re to compare animation series anyway, I actually enjoyed Close Enough more than some series that have achieved cult status, such as Bob Burgers.
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Did you ever watch regular show? It is defiantly a continuation of JG Quintels work, I hope there is more to come. I have not heard anyone except me raving about it, which worries me a little.



Final Space feels like it is trying for a wit it doesn't naturally have. The characters just seem like childlike low rent knock offs of every other decent cartoon ever.
I do wonder if I am being a bit bias. I saw a pilot version a long time ago, which I think was just the first episode, maybe a mix of the first two. It looked exactly the same and had the same plot, but much much worse, embarrassingly so.
 
ATOMIC SUPLEX said:
Did you ever watch regular show? It is defiantly a continuation of JG Quintels work, I hope there is more to come. I have not heard anyone except me raving about it, which worries me a little.



Final Space feels like it is trying for a wit it doesn't naturally have. The characters just seem like childlike low rent knock offs of every other decent cartoon ever.
I do wonder if I am being a bit bias. I saw a pilot version a long time ago, which I think was just the first episode, maybe a mix of the first two. It looked exactly the same and had the same plot, but much much worse, embarrassingly so.
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I hadn’t even heard of Regular Show before, let alone seen it. Despite it having run for eight bloody years and 247 episodes, as I have just seen online. Will check it, thanks.
 
T & P said:
I hadn’t even heard of Regular Show before, let alone seen it. Despite it having run for eight bloody years and 247 episodes, as I have just seen online. Will check it, thanks.
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It was a bit of a slow burn for me, especially as it is essentially a kids show. . . . but it really takes hold. Character development and all sorts you don't expect from a kids show. Drinking soda and eating hot wings is them getting U rated pissed up.
I have watched the last episode a lot and cry every time.

Some episodes a very 'close enough', especially the format wars, and exit 9b etc.
 
Shadow (2018) - quite a return to form by one of my director heroes, Zhang Yimou, who's had a shocking few terrible movies in the last decade, in between choreographing the Beijing Olympics ceremonies and being done over by the Chinese authorities for having too many children with too many women, and maybe tax dodging too.

This is a proper FILM though, back to the twisty and twisted personal dramas of his bleak revenge tragedies like Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum etc. Historical epic set in the deep deep past (Warring Kingdoms period) where a variety of scheming, duplicitous people try to survive in a vipers' nest of treason, spying and warfare. It's deliberately bleached-out and art-directed to be almost monochrome throughout, so you don't get the feast of colour and ornament like in House of Flying Daggers or Curse of the Golden Flower - but the mood of palace intrigue, power struggle and private passions is the same. Some absolutely stunning visual ideas and some pretty good acting ... the pace is weird but I think deliberately so. At times you might be watching Kurosawa, then it all goes big-action-movie again, then goes ...somewhere else entirely. If you've got the patience to experiment with it, it'll be worth it. Also some amazingly directed martial-arts sequences which are big on drama, not gore, and worth the admission on their own.
 
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I’ve just started a brand new Egyptian miniseries called Paranormal, based on a series of best selling novels.

As the title suggests the overall theme is supernatural, but there is also a distinct cynical humour vibe emanating from the main protagonist. Set in Cairo the 1960s, it looks sleek and well produced. It seems Netflix has backed this series properly.

Only six episodes and each one a standalone story, but with the same recurring characters. Haven’t finished the first one yet but very watchable and promising so far, so recommended on the evidence so far... This one is about a haunted house, and I believe ep 2 involves mummies :)

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Spymaster said:
We binged all 10 episodes of season 1 of The Break this weekend.

Brilliant Belgian murder mystery that keeps you guessing right to the end of the last episode (and you won't guess right). Looking forward to watching season 2 next weekend which is also on Netflix.

One for fans of Broadchurch, Bordertown, The Bridge, etc ...
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Finished this last night. Dunno whether it was because we ended up watching it over a month so had to rewatch chunks but I was a bit underwhelmed by the end.

Annoyingly Mrs FA kept on saying "mmm I don't trust her" every time the killer was on screen from when Yoann first meets her :mad: It was a bit clunky and I think I was expecting it to be a bit darker too. Not bad but not a Bridge or a Quicksand.
 
We binge watched the first 3 episodes of ‘Dogs of Berlin’ last night. Fabulous and slightly unhinged. Corrupt cops, fascists, gay Muslim cops, really unscary Turkish gangsters and a nexus of weird relationships. Great stuff!
 
I really liked Adult Life Skills when I saw it a while back. It succeeds in being 'eccentric and sweet' as you say, when it could have so easily toppled into unbearably twee.

I'm surprised it didn't get more praise when it was released.
 
Read somewhere that ten years on there is to be a fourth season of Borgen with at least two of the original cast members reprising their roles as Birgitte Nyborg and Katrina Fonsmark
Anyone know when we might expect to see this on Netflix?
 
We miss most stuff when it’s on the box, including Ackley Bridge (ch4 2018) which is now on Netflix. Just about to finish S1 & it’s got it all, proper good stuff, laughter & tears.
 
Duncan2 said:
thanks Reno they're obviously in no hurry.
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The deal was struck in April and if you don't have everybody locked into a contract anymore, it takes time to get the key players schedules aligned. Then it can take up to two years to produce something like this, from writing to it being finished. I don't think it's because they are slacking. :)
 
Swedish Dicks. A farcical comedy series about two Swedish private detectives trying to make a living in LA. Created and starring by Peter Stormare, and with repeated guest appearances by Keanu Reeves (though I haven’t seen him yet as we’re only on the third episode).

It is silly but manages to stay on the funny side of silliness. Short episodes and very watchable so far as light entertainment.
 
Another +1 for La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). I love this show.

Pee Mak is on Netflix atm and it's a really good Thai horror-comedy. Heavily recommended, it's got a little something for everyone.

I personally really love Buddy Thunderstruck - a childrens' animation by the people who did robot chicken

El Marginal is pretty good too - kind of a prision break type dealy.

Tuca and Bertie is really worth watching too
 
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