I'm kinda surprised at some comments made earlier on the show when the finale was released earlier today. Just finished it, wonderful show. The pace of which the story progresses is just about right, with enough twists and reveals along the way to keep you on the edge of your seat. One of my favorites for sure. I hope tv+ keeps it up with such quality productions.
What an absolutely phenomenal gripping and enthralling series. I’m glued to the screen
A beautiful, twisted and bleak story filled with awesome moments, music and cinematography. It shows an alternative love story completely different from all those cliché-dramatic moments overused in Hollywood. Just 3h20min of fun, love and crude humor of two characters that love each other but not the world around them. The ending is beautifully shot, showing the danger and automatic assumption that James is a psychopath. His narration, followed by him running for his short life while being on his birthday is so heartbreaking that made me cry in the last second. A boy that had no feelings, made a choice of love.
A weird show that is not for everybody but I really enjoyed it. I love the world they set up with all the little gadgets and advertising. The performances from Emma Stone and Jonah Hill were both fantastic. I like how they were able to do really different stories throughout the season to mix things up. There were a lot of funny parts too.
Beautifully written, perfectly acted. The layers and layers of complexity, reference to literature, philosophy, art, technology and medicine, all wrapped-up in a retro-future setting make for a delightful, loving experience about healing and hope. This is one of the best mini-series I've ever seen in a long time. It takes its time to deliver a perfect ending, that makes you wonder about everything you have seen.
They should make Ortega the main character and change the show's title to Altered Cabrón.
I can safely say that Twin Peaks is my favourite show of all time. It's magical, funny, sad and stunning. Dale Cooper will always be my favourite character and I'm sure that I will revisit this amazingly weird world many times throughout my life.
For me this is the winner for this year's Golden Globes, a series that was not heard at all, It has not the glamour of squidgame or 100.000.000 people saw it, it is a marvellous diamond.
After the excellent Dr. Death, a corresponding theme series that is simply a masterpiece. You do not know what to praise first, the incredible script, the director tricks with the back and forth and where you are that now we saw this and then takes you even further back to show you how he reached in this part of the story! I do not live in the US so i don't know the actual impact and valid facts only what i've seen from movies/shows about OxyContin but the presentation was amazing.
Special mention to Kaitlyn Dever who since she left that miserable politicised comedy she was playing and after the amazing Unbelievable, she now gives another excellent dramatic performance.
This is a MUST see.
This is one of the most consistently impressive shows I've had the privilege and absolute joy to watch. It carries a similar tone and feel as The West Wing, also written and created by Aaron Sorkin, which makes it no surprise why I loved this show so much. The writing is spectacular and the acting is phenomenal. This is one of those rare shows where every character grows and develops and has a moment to shine. I'm sad that the show only lasted 3 seasons, but those 25 episodes are pure gold.
This is such an interesting balance to Star Trek: Discovery... as though the ethos of these two shows have somehow been swapped. This is light and comedic and trots old territory in a fresh way, and Star Trek: Discovery has gone off boldly where Star Trek hasn't really gone before.
That said, I am enjoying this show's humor and the familiarity of it even though it is absolutely NOT Star Trek.
Forgive, but it is impossible not to make the comparison.
[Disney+] Although there are some creative decisions that can be debatable, especially in terms of updating the story through fictional characters, the series grows as the shadow of the Nazi threat becomes more suffocating. Actress Bel Powley does a great job of developing her character from her idealism and naiveté to a moral commitment to victims of persecution, putting humanity before safety. It has a good production design and a great soundtrack by Ariel Marx that turns Anne Frank into a secondary character, but whose spirit of resistance and dignity permeates the entire story.
Wow - This really is surprisingly good!
I simply started it for something in the background during cooking, and then I was hooked - I couldn't help it :smiley:
The fact that this show is made with hand controlled puppets is insane!
This show is one hell of an artwork, and not only that it is crazy entertaining, it sucks you right in.
If you are around my age it will make you feel like you are in your childhood again (though I've never seen the original).
It's just like: "Labyrinth" from 1986, but with beautiful special effects.
BTW here is a 6min making of The Dark Crystal » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ0TUOmzpGU
Enjoy the ride!
9/10
I enjoyed this telling of the Anne Frank story from the side of Miep Giles. Has inspired me to read Anne’s diary.
Even if pieces are dramatized still good to see history shown.
High quality show. It's kind of realistic and the show doesn't make you feel like an idiot (unlike so many movies and tv shows these days). There are some minor holes and shortcuts imo but it's fine.
So did he do it?
Not gonna lie, I was pleasantly surprised by the outstanding performances. Mr. Evans' specifically. Great plot, even though I would've loved a more of a "clear" ending. However, I feel like we all know what happened. I watched it in one sitting and wasn't even bored for a second. Highly recommend it!
The White Princess is about as good as The White Queen. First, after watching The White Queen, you have to adjust to the new cast, since many of the same characters are present. But, I also like to see different actors' takes on familiar roles. I feel that this part of English history isn't very well-known (at least to me as an American), so seeing it come to life and learning about the conflicts of that time period was very fascinating. Excellent costumes and production design. Loved it!
Super cheesy and low-brow. More like a fan-made web-series. Very few people will enjoy this, but the right audience will enjoy the hell out of it.
I wouldn't say this was 1) worth watching or 2) well made.
It doesn't strike the right balance of showing Savile to be the monster he was and the plight of the young 'uns he was abusing. I know it is a difficult balance to show the reality of how it would have been and the times/locations/circumstances... But still.
If I were a victim, would i feel this was an adequate representation of what had been done to me...? I can't help feeling, no - resoundingly.
That said, Coogan does a good job in his portrayal which was an elongated impression for most of it.
If the BBC feels they have somehow vindicated themselves here. They have not.
A really nice take on a well trodden tale. The old testament spin on a story that's been told a thousand times is really quite special. I won't spoil it at all but when you get to the bit that makes you think that it's all getting a bit silly, stick with it. It works it's way through. Kudos Mr Flanagan, another top effort.
I wanted to give this a chance since I loved TCW and Rebels. So even after the first episode turned out to be awful I tried to be positive and open minded. I wasn't even deterred by the rather low rating of 65 %. But when I saw 4,9 on imdb with roughly 25 % giving this a 1 I gave up. I always tell people to form their own opinion but it is hard to believe this is from the same people that did the previous shows.
Maybe I watch some episodes on the side but in general I think I'm done with this.
Now, after I wrote this I read that Filoni created this but wasn't the show-runner and instead had other people run this. And suddenly all falls into place. This was the missing piece of information.
Filoni and Favreau have done it folks in my world. Let me have the shows and the kids can have the new movies. Good compromise.
It's A Treat To He-Man Fans, Animation Is Good, But Only Downside is that it has only 5 Episodes
It took a bit to get totally into it but after the 3 epsiodes rule I totally fell in love with the show. give it a chance and I'm sure you won't be too dissapointed
For a hard core Star Trek Fan this probably doesn't offer much, if anything, new. And the style is similar to Netflix's "The Movies that made us" which I didn't like much.
But I'm a huge fan of Gates so for that reason alone I keep watching it.
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Overall an interesting journey through the history of Star Trek. But even as a decade long fan who thought he knows much of the story already, I was asking myself more then once: "How could this franchise become so big and long lived with all what was going on behind the scenes ?"
I would rate the show at "8" after the first season so far. It had highs and lows. They need to step things up a notch. Assuming the run time per episode stays low they need to clean a bit of the useless stuff.
I never had a faible for Mandalorians so I was a bit sceptical at first if this show could interest me enough. They seem to be an interesting bunch with a deep history but this isn't really about them. After all the show is named The Mandalorian, singular. The little yoda-like guy certainly has Disney written all over him there is no need denying that. But at the same time I wouldn't mind to learn more about his species history which is also kind of blank.
For me a first season has to generate enough interest to make me want to come back. I can check that box. The second is the make or break one. Can it keep me interested by following up and adding new things or is the wave ebbing out. Guess I'll see in a year.
Fairly engaging despite being a flawed production. Were the battles in The War of the Roses really decided between armies of only a hundred or so men, and a handful of horses? This was my one disconnect. The fighting was all stilted. However the acting was quite good. And despite it not being 100% faithful to the historic telling, it did a pretty good job. Don't be deterred, it was well done.
I like to watch period shows and I don't look for airtight historical accuracy in them. I leave that to NG or Discovery. As long as the producers don't claim accuracy I'm fine. What I like to see are historical sets, costumes and good drama. In short: entertainment. And that I got. Didn't like all the witchcraft stuff and you really don't see a lot of the bloody stuff. Battles looked rather small.
I'll say this though: if only half of the events are true (forgive me for not knowing English history to the T) with all those betrayals, switching sides, backstabbing, marriage and re-marriage you wonder how they were ever able to built such an empire. No one really does something for the good of the country. They all have ulterior motives and personal agendas. Doesn't seem to have been many honest men or women around. But that's what makes good drama I'd say.
Not exactly the most historically accurate mini-series out there, but it is based on historical fiction. Regardless, it is very watchable and entertaining. Even if some plot points aren't accurate, I still learned quite a bit about this time period. Only criticism: the main characters weren't aged enough from the beginning to the end. This spans almost 20 years and in the last episode, most characters still around from episode 1 still looked the same. This is just a minor aspect, however, that did not take away my enjoyment of the show.
