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The vagina one was sublime, and the finale funny as fuckI thought there were one or two weaker episodes, but overall it was great!
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Started watching the new fantasy series ’Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself’, which is based in a young adult book trilogy of the same name. Extremely successful apparently though I’d never heard of it.
Fuck me, is it violent & bloody in places for a supposedly young adult product
Not necessarily a fan of the teen fantasy subgenre, but it’s fast pace and gory enough to make itself rather watchable, in a silly way.
Fuck me, is it violent & bloody in places for a supposedly young adult product
Not necessarily a fan of the teen fantasy subgenre, but it’s fast pace and gory enough to make itself rather watchable, in a silly way.
kittyP
Pluviophile
I thought it was really good.Started watching the new fantasy series ’Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself’, which is based in a young adult book trilogy of the same name. Extremely successful apparently though I’d never heard of it.
Fuck me, is it violent & bloody in places for a supposedly young adult product
Not necessarily a fan of the teen fantasy subgenre, but it’s fast pace and gory enough to make itself rather watchable, in a silly way.
Much better than I was expecting
Reno
The In Kraut
I'm three episodes into 1899, the new series by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. That's the couple who made Dark, which was my favourite science fiction series ever. Not quite sure about this one yet, it has great production design, it's spooky and the premise has potential but it's rather slow moving and the character arcs are a little soapy.
Like Dark it's all about the big ideas and I don't know yet if they are good ones. The show is about the Kerberos, an ocean liner going from Southampton to New York in 1899 with 1400 passengers. Along the journey they encounter their sister ship the Prometheus, which disappeared without trace four months earlier. Then things get weird. Along the way it tells the stories of its passengers, all who appear to be escaping their past, revealed via brief flashbacks and hallucinations (inevitable similarities to Lost) and that I find the least interesting part of the show so far.
I have my theories, one of whom is the too obvious one that the sister ship, the Prometheus, is a possible future of the Kerberos. I really fucking hope the passengers aren't all dead and in purgatory (I'll sue Netflix for time lost if they are!) and I also hope this isn't about time travel again, though the cliffhanger at the end of episode 2 hints at that. What this reminds me of most is the underrated horror film Triangle, which is about an ocean liner stuck in a time loop, also with allusions to greek mythology and a theme of sins of the past. Symbols of triangles/pyramids feature extensively in 1899.
With Dark they managed the impossible, to sheperd a multitude of timelines, plot twists, parallel universes and a huge cast of characters to a conclusion which was satisfying and genuinely appeared to be planned from the start, so I hope they'll do it again. 1899 is easier to follow so far but I'm not yet hooked the way I was with Dark after three episodes.
Like Dark it's all about the big ideas and I don't know yet if they are good ones. The show is about the Kerberos, an ocean liner going from Southampton to New York in 1899 with 1400 passengers. Along the journey they encounter their sister ship the Prometheus, which disappeared without trace four months earlier. Then things get weird. Along the way it tells the stories of its passengers, all who appear to be escaping their past, revealed via brief flashbacks and hallucinations (inevitable similarities to Lost) and that I find the least interesting part of the show so far.
I have my theories, one of whom is the too obvious one that the sister ship, the Prometheus, is a possible future of the Kerberos. I really fucking hope the passengers aren't all dead and in purgatory (I'll sue Netflix for time lost if they are!) and I also hope this isn't about time travel again, though the cliffhanger at the end of episode 2 hints at that. What this reminds me of most is the underrated horror film Triangle, which is about an ocean liner stuck in a time loop, also with allusions to greek mythology and a theme of sins of the past. Symbols of triangles/pyramids feature extensively in 1899.
With Dark they managed the impossible, to sheperd a multitude of timelines, plot twists, parallel universes and a huge cast of characters to a conclusion which was satisfying and genuinely appeared to be planned from the start, so I hope they'll do it again. 1899 is easier to follow so far but I'm not yet hooked the way I was with Dark after three episodes.
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Fez909
toilet expert
I didn't realise this was out yet. Looks good, but I've only recently discovered Dark, so have one season left before I go into this.
Annoyingly, if you quote a spoiler, you can see it in the bbcode. Didn't know/realise that before
I thought it looked like Triangle from the trailer, too. With a bit of Event Horizon thrown in.
Reno
The In Kraut
True, it also reminded me of Event Horizon. In the end they are just my theories, no real spoilers to what actually will happen as at this point it's all up in the air. Critics were only given the first six episodes to review, so I hope that in the last two we get some solid clues as to what is going on.I didn't realise this was out yet. Looks good, but I've only recently discovered Dark, so have one season left before I go into this.
Annoyingly, if you quote a spoiler, you can see it in the bbcode. Didn't know/realise that before
I thought it looked like Triangle from the trailer, too. With a bit of Event Horizon thrown in.
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Netflix’s Wednesday: a wonderfully wacky new take on the Addams Family
Tim Burton is on top form with this new Addams Family spinoff, following the delightfully morbid teenager Wednesday
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Will see if my soon to be 13 year old is interested.Five days to go
Netflix’s Wednesday: a wonderfully wacky new take on the Addams Family
Tim Burton is on top form with this new Addams Family spinoff, following the delightfully morbid teenager Wednesday
Cobra Kai and Brooklyn Nine Nine his current favourites but about to finish them, can anyone recommend other series he might like? Keeping within the 15 age restriction is good.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Locke & Key, if he likes fantasy stuff - it's aimed at a teen audience but I thought it was an interesting enough idea to keep my interest throughout - I think we're on season 3 which they've said is the last and wraps it up nicely.
I'll suggest that to him, he does like Stranger Things.
I should have said though, I want something I can also watch with him and would prefer that's not fantasy or super heroes.
Thanks. Your suggestion is really good for him, I'm sure he'll be interested.
I just also want other stuff for our watching together. Cobra Kai was perfect.
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Not gonna lie, I fucking LOVE this
It's nonsense, of course, but the pacing is perfect and the characters are all great.
There's a few moments when the humour doesn't quite land, but overall it's bloody excellent
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
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Yes, we binged four episodes last night. It is a lot better than we thought, and highly watchable.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (the series) is brilliant, and enjoyable by grownups and youngsters alike. A bit Tim Burtonish in style, almost arthouse for young adults, and beautifully shot. Widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.
Great performances from the kids and in particular from Neil Patrick Harris as the nefarious Count Olaf
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Synopsis:This series follows the tragic tale of three orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire -- who are investigating their parents' mysterious death. The siblings are saddled with an evil guardian named Count Olaf (portrayed by Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris), who will do...
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Yes, excellent, seen it, more than once.A Series of Unfortunate Events (the series) is brilliant, and enjoyable by grownups and youngsters alike. A bit Tim Burtonish in style, almost arthouse for young adults, and beautifully shot. Widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.
Great performances from the kids and in particular from Neil Patrick Harris as the nefarious Count Olaf
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Synopsis:This series follows the tragic tale of three orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire -- who are investigating their parents' mysterious death. The siblings are saddled with an evil guardian named Count Olaf (portrayed by Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris), who will do...www.rottentomatoes.com
A Series of Unfortunate Events (the series) is brilliant, and enjoyable by grownups and youngsters alike. A bit Tim Burtonish in style, almost arthouse for young adults, and beautifully shot. Widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.
Great performances from the kids and in particular from Neil Patrick Harris as the nefarious Count Olaf
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Synopsis:This series follows the tragic tale of three orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire -- who are investigating their parents' mysterious death. The siblings are saddled with an evil guardian named Count Olaf (portrayed by Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris), who will do...
It was brilliant but I couldn't watch to the end (was there an end? ) I felt so suffocated by the fact that they could never escape Count Olaf.
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It does have a conclusion though, unless I am remembering it wrong?
Maybe, I can't remember, I got fed up of it, found the artificiality of it claustrophobic, I felt trapped in it.
It does end up feeling like this. My son was fine with it but I wasn't.
Reno
The In Kraut
Me too, I gave up after season 1.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
I saw the first epidermis of 1899 and it just screamed Lost and/or aliens. When the kid brandished the pyramid I just 
Reno
The In Kraut
I saw the first epidermis of 1899 and it just screamed Lost and/or aliens. When the kid brandished the pyramid I just
Reno
The In Kraut
It's not and it's not but if you don't like pyramids, stay away !I saw the first epidermis of 1899 and it just screamed Lost and/or aliens. When the kid brandished the pyramid I just
Starting this on your recommendation as a fellow DARK lover.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
The Wonder.
It's not great. Although it's an engaging story, I felt that Florence Pugh didn't show the emotional depth to do it justice.
It's not great. Although it's an engaging story, I felt that Florence Pugh didn't show the emotional depth to do it justice.
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