I'm watching Mr. Robot, 2 episodes left in Season 1. The first two or three were excellent but then it kind felt like the writer(s) went 'oh shit, I'm basically making Fight Club with hackers and 10 episodes means 475 minutes of material, we need to add things' so the show lost focus to the point I was considering about not finishing the season - could be I'm just not made to watch TV series as most of what was happening seemed like excellently executed filler. However, I enjoyed episode 8 very much. NC overall but very far from being the best thing ever as it is often heralded.

Cowboy Bebop redo is pretty decent. It's not as subtle as the cartoon, and spends a little too much time being referential, but I do like how Faye Valentine is less aloof and "male fantasy".

Hulu



Pig, 2021. It's really good. I expect it'll be on a bunch of year-end top ten lists.

andyman wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:01 am The next 2 seasons get worse. Way worse.
Season 4 is good though.

Ohh, I think I will pass then.

what I liked about season 1:

- cinematography, it felt like a craftily shot film
- sound design
- performances all around, especially some of the minor characters
- very effectively done as in the scenes which were supposed to be dense were etc

what I didn't like
- it felt like it should have been half in length, lots and of filler content
- even if the filler content was interesting (like the Tyrell character and his beautiful in a creepy way wife) the show struggled to connect it to the main theme
- characters were like a cliche/snl skit version of themselves. wacky female hacker, the overly ambitious corporation worker who has no morality whatsoever, the evil CEO of Evil Corporation (he says he is glad a dude killed himself and then talks to the public about how much of a tragedy his passing was. Oh, the hypocrisy!) Even the main character was a hoodie wearing no social life hacker, but Rami Malek's performance excellent sells it
- some of the dialogue seemed to be written by a 13 year old right after watching 'Fight Club' (and I know this show knows there are many assimilates between the two)


So dunno, I did enjoy some bits very much but I'd rate it at 5 out of 10 overall? Not anywhere as good as I heard it was.

I just finished Mr Robot. The cameras and soundtrack are indeed incredible, most notably on season 4.
I am not sure if I missed a “big reveal” at the end or I was just sort filling in the blanks myself the whole time. I couldn’t really describe the plot to someone. It was more like a sensory experience.

Get Back episode 2 now playing.

Credit to george for taking a stand instead of sitting there and whining. Peter summed it up nicely. Paul was right from his pov and george was right too.

Then when Paul and ringo (and linda!) get together, they’re whining about yoko but when John and Paul get together off camera there’s no mention of yoko. It’s all about the arrangements.

I hesitate to say “Ringo contributes nothing,” but I’m begging him to just say something.

The Great on Hulu.

A quasi historical (the subheading at the end of the opening says 'The Occasionally True Story') dramedy based on Catherine the Great.

Some good chuckles at the conflict between the Enlightenment and an entrenched monarchy, the Church, serfdom etc.

I'm late. Did you all talk about MAID yet? When I lived in Missoula I hung with Stephanie Land while she was thinking of writing the book. It's so fucking amazing to see it all unfold the way it did.

Mank on Netflix is fantastic. It’s made to look and sound like it was made in the late 30’s/early 40’s. For sound nerds it’s really fun. The dialogue with all the unnecessary reverb, and the sound effects and the way everything is mixed sounds like a talkie from the 1930’s.

Thanks to the Beatles I have nearly a month's worth left on Disney+. Is there anything worth a damn on there for someone who doesn't care for Pixar or Marvel stuff?