The Defeated on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81424068
Pretty close to a perfect recommendation for Man in the High Castle fans. Lots of similar vibes, though the story is more realistic.
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Obi Wan series production has wrapped.
Foundation (aka why you wonāt cancel Apple+ after Ted Lasso season ends) starts streaming this Friday the 24th:
(Iām here for it). The Venn diagram of Foundation and Dune fans should be pretty much a single circle.
Wheel of Time (due November 19th on Amazon) put out a teaser, which as a book fan I can tell you is heavy on some new content not in the books and light on anything past the first couple of episodes. Expect a full trailer with more about the male characters in October.
For anyone who wants a non-spoilery idea what this show is about, maybe check out this fan made video:
Sex/Life on Netflix
Iāve been watching Foundationā¦ So far, mixed bag. I think this is a really difficult story to tell since it isnāt character focused.
clt recommends an unknown show, ted lasso
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Started Upload on Amazon. I though the first episode was excellent. Had comedy, drama, sci-fi all mixed in. The follow up episodes(2-4) were a little bit of a let down. But Iām going to stick it out.
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This is an older show but new to me. Really enjoyed binging Glow on Netflix the last couple weeks. I hate they cancelled it due to the pandemic.
Not a show, but just watched Old Henry; a badass movie
Canāt believe no oneās mentioned Squid Game yet.
Watched it. Very weird but oddly addictive. Ending sucked imo. Get on the plane and go see your kid!
Like so many people, I binged Squid Game and really enjoyed it. Iām now finishing up season 6 of Lucifer. Iāve really enjoyed that show as well.
Iām telling yāall watch Sex/Life.
Watch it with your significant other, you might get lucky.
You can thank me laterā¦
I bailed on squid game about halfway through. Like I have been doing with most series lately. None of them are really holding my interest. Even Foundation got boring quickly.
I really like Squid Game. Heck, my teenagers told me about it which is the reason I started watching. Granted, the amount of violence was shocking at first, but after I got used to that I like the story and societal commentary. It also had a nice twist at the end.
Wheel of Time is starting its marketing pushā¦ Daily short character teasers now. I can link to the tweets but not directly to the videos. Youāll have to click the links to see them:
Shadowspawn:
Logain:
I am going to have so much egg on my face if this show sucks. This is me in Uber nerd form though. I read these books in college (20 years ago) and again right before Covid. I want so bad for this to be good. Probably too much.
Iām curious how it looks to less biased viewersā¦
(Hint, look very very closely, thereās a decapitation in one of themā¦ See if you can spot it)
Is Amazon going to continue supporting wheel of time now that they own the rights to the Tolkein IP? Iāll be shocked if they donāt let WOT fade away with little fanfare unless itās a big hit.
Donāt get me wrong nothing against WOT. Never read it and I personally think they were insane to pay so much for IP that had been so thoroughly mined already. I think that investment is going to be one of the worst mistakes in entertainment history.
Well they are spending somewhere north of $100 million for season 1 of WoT (8 episodes) and have already greenlit season 2 before season 1 even airs (itās already shooting), so no. I donāt think theyāre going to let it fade.
The per episode budget is starting at or higher than GoT worked itself up to. And they hired some really top notch character actorsā¦ Rosamund Pike is headlining, but Alavaro Morte (Money Heist) is also in a major role. Not that well known here, but he is a apparently an international star. Someone said his Instagram has 12 million followers, which sounded like a lot to me.
Fingers crossed it works. Iām all for more genre Content. I lean more towards the comic and science fiction myself but I did get into game of thrones and loved all the Tolkien movies.
There is a book series out there called rivers of London that could be a huge hit if adapted correctly and itās fantasy. I read that Simon Pegg and Nick Frosts production company has it and they have already placed something on Amazon already so expect that in a few years. If donāt right, it will hit I think.