The Television Streaming Thread: Now With Felonies

R.C · May 30, 2020, 11:17pm

I did. Two eps in. Pretty good. First episode had some funny moments but I was afraid the politics would get annoying. They largely took a back seat in the second episode though.

RiskyFlush · May 30, 2020, 11:27pm

I just tried it and couldn’t make it through the first episode. Shut it off with five minutes left because I was like nope that’s five minutes I’ll never get back.

cassette · May 30, 2020, 11:43pm

The trailer looks awful, but I’ll give it a try tonight. Most TV show trailers are pretty bad. A lot of big names in this one.

RiskyFlush · May 30, 2020, 11:45pm

I think maybe I just don’t like the premise. And the humor. But it does have a great cast! Curious to hear what you think.

clovis8 · May 31, 2020, 12:05am

Fuck this fucking movie so fucking hard. Wow was this a bad pick right now. Jesus Christ.

wirelessgrinder · May 31, 2020, 1:16am

I loved it but yes it’s quite dark

wirelessgrinder · May 31, 2020, 1:40am

I juSt finished the second season and cried a few times, fwiw I haven’t seen Ricky in anything really but I Thought he did really well with this

clovis8 · May 31, 2020, 8:20pm

Just watched Midsommar. I thought I was a really long and boring version of The Lottery. I’m a huge wimp and didn’t think it was scary. Hereditary was a million times more scary.

Jalfrezi · May 31, 2020, 8:22pm

Working our way through all of Black Mirror, which I somehow missed the first time around.

Really good.

beetlejuice · May 31, 2020, 8:29pm

cassette · May 31, 2020, 9:24pm

One of my favorite shows of recent times.

mosdef · May 31, 2020, 10:10pm

This is pretty accurate.

CanadaMatt3004 · June 1, 2020, 5:01am

What the hell?

After Life is not You’re the Worst.

dlk9s · June 1, 2020, 2:13pm

And the channel TLC stands for The Learning Channel. Go figure.

dlk9s · June 1, 2020, 2:14pm

I can’t watch After Life. My wife started watching it and I’ve seen bits and pieces, but after losing both my best friend and my dog last summer, it’s too much for me.

RiskyFlush · June 1, 2020, 2:18pm

I like Gervais when he roasts folks (whoops) at awards shows, but his movies and TV shows starring him are meh at best.

jerry · June 1, 2020, 2:26pm

My girlfriend and I watched both of these movies a few months ago and it’s funny how differently we reacted to them. We had to take breaks from Hereditary for her from time to time and it literally gave her nightmares, while I thought it was kinda silly and corny. Then she liked Midsommar and sees it almost as a womens empowerment movie, while I spent the whole movie freaked out with tons of anxiety, and later had a nightmare about it.

RiskyFlush · June 1, 2020, 2:29pm

I share her viewing, and I see male-oriented viewer’s discomfort and anxiety as kind of the point of the movie. The gaslighting and cruelty against this girl in the opening scenes with her boyfriend sets the stage for everything that comes after.

Plus Chidi

ElSapo · June 1, 2020, 2:45pm

Just read the plot synopsis of Midsommar. Fuck no, thanks.

RiskyFlush · June 1, 2020, 2:47pm

It’s definitely a tough watch.

It does, however, feature in my view the most accurate on-screen experience of taking LSD.