Battlestar Galactica would be the obvious recommendation, which is, mostly, amazing. But I would imagine you might have already seen that.Originally Posted by Boydy
The Expanse is a recent one that I liked. There are two seasons out and it's a really well put together show, I think. It took me a little while to get into the world of it, but once you do there's a lot of interesting characters and well written, overlapping story arcs.
Just watched the first episode of GLOW, it's brilliant and not just because you get to see Alison Brie's boobs.
She's absolutely perfect in the role and they've nailed the 80s vibe.
Battlestar Galactica is the best sci-fi show ever by a wide, wide margin.
Yeah, I've not seen it and I was thinking about it. Did it used to be on Netflix? I could've sworn it was.
It definitely used to be on Netflix, that's where I watched it. That was a few years ago though. I think they have removed it since.
Get hold of it however you can though, it's excellent. I bet you can pick up the box set for next to nothing now.
And I'm finished.
It's up there with Master of None and Bojack for best original Netflix show.
So excited for the second season.
Just watched the first episode. Tone is quite different to what I expected but it has promise.
Up there with Bojack? High praise indeed.
I'm 2 episodes in and I am enjoying it.
I've also made a start on Preacher. It's decent so far.
Tracey Ullman show, what shite.
I really like Firefiy. Short, but great. Mostly because it didn't have time to get rubbish.
Unless you watch it all the way until the end and realise the last half was a bit rubbish.
That's Glow done. Really enjoyed it. Wasn't quite what I expected but then I'd read practically nothing about it.
The latest episode of Twin Peaks is fucking madness of the absolute highest order. I'm not sure whether I mean that in a good or bad way either. I don't feel like I'm qualified to makes that call, even for myself.
Fair play to Lynch for getting that on television though, and to the network for giving him free rein to do it.
Three episodes into Better Call Saul Season 3 and the jump from 720p to 4K (from episode 2 to episode 3) has made it even better.
Such an amazing show.
Also seven episodes into season 2 of Twin Peaks. That's a bit of a slog but I'm still loving it, even though my wife hates it. I hope season 3 is out in 4K by the time I'm upto it.
I'm a twit
I'm catching up with Better Call Saul season three now too. Two episodes in and it feels even more slow and deliberate than the most slow and deliberate sections of Breaking Bad. It's still brilliant and incredibly clever, but there comes a point where ten minutes of dialogue free, real time scheming becomes an indulgence, and they're getting close to it this year already.
I'm also becoming increasingly aware that BCS using the same 'previously on' guy as The Walking Dead annoys me far more than it should.
So much so, they also use the same guy for Preacher.
Finished this season of Better Call Saul and it's easily the best of the 3.
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A cast member should do the 'previously on' bits, like on Sons Of Anarchy. A different one every time, no less.
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Also finished. Wound up whizzing through six of them tonight. Mike remains the fucking man.
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When you put it like that, it is rather exceptional.
Caught up with some tv.
Better Call Saul Season 3 - Still a very good show, but the stuff with Jimmy and his brother scales the heights of dull tedium - it must be one of the worst storylines in an otherwise good show I can recall. When Jimmy's scheming or Mike and the Salazar/Gus stuff is involved it's great tv.
Twin Peaks - Properly good and I wish I'd waited for the whole thing, I probably still should from here on in. Episode 8 was so bonkers and brilliant it's hard to describe.
How does Twin Peaks stand up in comparison to the originals?
So far, every bit as good, but they're probably about to reach a crossroads where one story arc could overstay its welcome and damage that.
It's equally as shit.
Perfect.
Do you mean:
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Because if so, I agree. It's was a cool plot device but it's gone on a bit too long now.
The new series has been mostly brilliant though.
Yep, that was what I meant. Worked for a time and allowed another interesting character to be brought in, but time to wrap it up now.
Archer Dreamland is doing very little for me.
Yeah, agree with that.
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It gets off to a fairly poor start but it does improve as it goes. Not to the standard of the better runs, but still.
One thing I never got used to was that incredibly shrill version of the theme tune.
I liked Dreamland, I enjoyed it more than the bits of Vice I saw. The last two episodes were particularly good.
Yes.
Can't wait for 'thrones.
Twin Peaks S1 done.
This is what people are creaming their pants over? Don't get me wrong, it's decent enough and has some fun characters (Cooper in particular), but I really don't get what it is about it that makes it a such cult classic.
It's 26 years old mate.
I get that it's a product of its time, but the vast majority of people praising it didn't watch it when it aired and weren't starved for good shows. They watched it a few months before The Sopranos or whatever, and still go "omg you have to watch Twin Peaks".
The Expanse has turned into a pretty terrific little sci-fi show. It feels like it gets off to a slow start but it's all just world building that pays off in fairly short order, some of which is incredibly clever.
It's not Battlestar Galactica, but I imagine it'll be a little easier to get hold of if BSG is off Netflix.
Cheers, John. Might give it a look.
What's with the mini-series of Battlestar Galactica that aired the year before the actual series started? Is that still part of it?
It was a sort of proof of concept/prequel. There's a particular event which kicks off the series proper, and the miniseries showed the build up to and beginning of that event.
Anyone been watching Broken?
I guess context is important, my mum loved it so I asked her. She said there was nothing remotely, remotely (!), like it out at the time. It was utterly consuming and mesmerising. So well written.
Finished Better Call Saul. Not a patch on the first two seasons but still pretty great.
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If I'm going to watch Battlestar, do I need to watch the pilot to have a clue what's going on? I got the first season and it's opened with 'Previously On' and a bunch of explosions.
You definitely do need to watch that, yes. It's basically a three hour mini-series that provides the entire premise for what's going on. It would be very confusing without watching it. Plus, it's awesome.
4 days earlier than they originally announced
The 9th episode of Twin Peaks wasn't very good.
Yeah, I would say it was the weakest episode so far. I found myself switching off at various points, to the point where I feel like I need to rewatch it. I can't really be bothered though. What we were discussing further up the page, that really needs to happen ASAP.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first season, but I have a nagging feeling that season 2 is going to be dog turd.
4 days earlier than they originally announced
Hope I'm wrong.
Can someone who isn't John talk to me about The Leftovers season 2 onwards? Is it worth continuing to watch?
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