What are we watching now?

[mercifulfuzziness]

I refer to season 3 as season 2-1/2.

We just kept watching because the first seasons were so good so now we felt invested. But what a drag it was.

 

[Jynx]

I didn't make it past season one of The Bear. I just felt like the movie Boiling Point already did this better and in a shorter format.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I didn't make it past season one of The Bear. I just felt like the movie Boiling Point already did this better and in a shorter format.

S1 I liked. S2 gave me PTSD

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

S1 I liked. S2 gave me PTSD

I am fan of Jon Bernethal because of The Punisher. So season 2 got me going. That crazy Christmas evening … pfoeh
but yes, also very stress inducing season

 

[JiveTurkey]

Jon is awesome in the Punisher. The Bear Christmas Episode was where I tapped out though

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Jon is awesome in the Punisher. The Bear Christmas Episode was where I tapped out though

Seems like they are all friends too , or at least good working colleagues. Micro also in the show which is such a different character in The Bear. Overall just really good acting.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I like Matty Matheson. Despite him seeming like he would drive me absolutely insane IRL.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

I like Matty Matheson. Despite him seeming like he would drive me absolutely insane IRL.

Ahhh yeah he is real a good add on to the show

Also the uncle …

 

[Rock Chalk]

We are ending our Sky subscription. It’s just so little content. But Landman looks really interesting.

I am glad if Yellowstone is over. It becomes a drag.

Had the same feeling about The Bear. Man that last season was so slowww

Call me a glutton for punishment.....I'm sticking with Yellowstone to the bitter end.......

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

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Me too. Damn. Need to watch it today. I wanted to watch the LOTR show, which is not terrible so far (im at season 1). I actually love how they made the Dwarf world. Something you didnt see in the movies. I am not sure why they changed all the names of the "groups". Where are the hobbits? I am confused about that. And why is there a tall guy falling from the sky with crazy attitude?

 

[Jynx]

Me too. Damn. Need to watch it today. I wanted to watch the LOTR show, which is not terrible so far (im at season 1). I actually love how they made the Dwarf world. Something you didnt see in the movies. I am not sure why they changed all the names of the "groups". Where are the hobbits? I am confused about that. And why is there a tall guy falling from the sky with crazy attitude?

They're not allowed use the term "Hobbit" because WB have the rights to that.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

They're not allowed use the term "Hobbit" because WB have the rights to that.

Ah! .. So .. that weird tree group.. are hobbits. But the rights for the rest .. are not at WB?

Okay.. man, I hate those rights BS. With Marvel and Sony, same BS.

 

[Jynx]

Ah! .. So .. that weird tree group.. are hobbits. But the rights for the rest .. are not at WB?

Okay.. man, I hate those rights BS. With Marvel and Sony, same BS.

Yes. The Harfoots are one of three breeds of Hobbit in the books.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Yes. The Harfoots are one of three breeds of Hobbit in the books.

Ahh never read the book. But in my defense.. I never had heard of the books before Peter Jackson. I watch it almost every year with my wife. She still does not want to see the making off. I sometimes feel like the making off might even be more beautiful than the movie itself

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I think Bernthal's portrayal of Frank in The Punisher was about as good as it will get for that character on any screen.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

I think Bernthal's portrayal of Frank in The Punisher was about as good as it will get for that character on any screen.

Yep. He is just perfect for that role. Looking forward to him coming back to life in Daredevil and then hopefully season 3.

I have hopes for Marvel. My hope was gone after end game.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Thomas Jane in the Dirty Laundry short was amazing as well.

 

[laxu]

Watched more of The Bear and I still can't tell if I like it or hate it. Almost all of the characters are unlikable so far and it's mostly a stressful show to watch.

The cinematography doesn't help. It looks good but is just talking heads all the time. Like you can have two people sitting right next to each other on the bench and you still stick the camera up their nostrils.

We also watched Man On The Inside on Netflix. Ted Danson is always fun and any Michael Schur (of Parks & Rec and The Good Place fame) show will be at least wholesome. It's maybe not that funny, but it's enjoyable.

We've also been watching the latest season of What We Do In The Shadows. Unfortunately it seems like a collection of skits for each episode where it doesn't really have a plot that goes much of anywhere. This is supposed to be the final season too. Still some fun bits in there, but I feel like Harvey Guillen is kinda phoning it in this season, or the writers don't know what to do with the character anymore.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Watched more of The Bear and I still can't tell if I like it or hate it. Almost all of the characters are unlikable so far and it's mostly a stressful show to watch.

The cinematography doesn't help. It looks good but is just talking heads all the time. Like you can have two people sitting right next to each other on the bench and you still stick the camera up their nostrils.

We also watched Man On The Inside on Netflix. Ted Danson is always fun and any Michael Schur (of Parks & Rec and The Good Place fame) show will be at least wholesome. It's maybe not that funny, but it's enjoyable.

We've also been watching the latest season of What We Do In The Shadows. Unfortunately it seems like a collection of skits for each episode where it doesn't really have a plot that goes much of anywhere. This is supposed to be the final season too. Still some fun bits in there, but I feel like Harvey Guillen is kinda phoning it in this season, or the writers don't know what to do with the character anymore.

The Bear shows disfunction. What I like about the show is the realness of it. That christmas evening, it's human. That one person everybody keeps an eye on for what might happen, I recognize that. But man, the obsessive nature of the main character, how he is losing it .. while he is on such an extreme high level of performance. Every character has major flaws.

I also really like the almost philosophical viewing of the calm and beautiful life of the restaurtant where the guests are and the total chaos of the kitchen. Isn't that a lot like life? People acting to the outside world that they are fine but inside they struggle, like everybody else?

That I found beautiful about the show. It's really raw. And the humor in it relieves the tension.

 

[laxu]

The Bear shows disfunction. What I like about the show is the realness of it. That christmas evening, it's human. That one person everybody keeps an eye on for what might happen, I recognize that. But man, the obsessive nature of the main character, how he is losing it .. while he is on such an extreme high level of performance. Every character has major flaws.

I also really like the almost philosophical viewing of the calm and beautiful life of the restaurtant where the guests are and the total chaos of the kitchen. Isn't that a lot like life? People acting to the outside world that they are fine but inside they struggle, like everybody else?

That I found beautiful about the show. It's really raw. And the humor in it relieves the tension.

I find that it's much easier to root for dysfunctional characters if there is something that makes them likable. But many of The Bear's characters are weighing more on the asshole scale for me. They show these glimpses of their human side, only to revert them back to broken assholes in the next episode.

Maybe the show is not for me because the chaos of the kitchen mainly plays to my own anxieties.