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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Halt and catch fire. Expected nothing from it but we are really enjoying it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
  • 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).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

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...)

[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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! 🦇

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Modern Family slaps so hard

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

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?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

I recommend “Severance” on AppleTV. Also recommend “Shining Girls”. AppleTV is free this weekend.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Shortesy is a spin off of Letterkenny. Great show, so long as you’re comfortable with some blue comedy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

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!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
  • Silo
  • Ted Lasso
  • A Man on the Inside
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