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I just finished watching the mini-series "The Queens Gambit" on Netflix.  It was surprisingly good.  Worth watching.

Just finished watching it and yes, I too loved it. 
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Finished The Umbrella Academy Season 1 and Riviera.

Enjoyed Riviera mainly for the locations ( Monaco , Venice and Buenos Aires) . The plot was suitably silly. Enjoyable escapist nonsense for a Friday night.

The Umbrella Academy was a bit of chore at times. I did love the story arc of Ellen Page's character that was just enough to keep me interested.
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No one has mentioned 'Pennyworth'.
Both the Mrs and I really, really enjoyed it. Best DC offering I think I've ever seen. Even Nolan's Batman trilogy.
I hope they keep up the standard for season 2.
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Silicon Valley was brilliantly hilarious. Especially for those of us familiar with that part of the world. 

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Darker or more realistic?
I'm one of those people that thought DS9 up the ante and brought ST into the realms of great Sci-Fi.
I appreciate Rodenberry's desire to paint a more idealistic view of the future but ST-TOS was far better than Next-Gen as far as the human/alien conflict stories go. When BSG (2004) came out I was ecstatic. I tried watching The Orvillebut couldn't get past the first few episode.
This is where I may take a issue a bit . Writers can push the story in any direction and there is nothing more 'realistic' about one storyline compared to another. I take this view with any genre not just sci-fi by the way. That said I can't stand Star Wars for the very reason that is complete and utter nonsense. It's not sci-fi but rather space fantasy which is a total different genre.  I would agree there has to be some sense of reality but that doesn't mean always that bad things must always happen. 

I love The Orville . Its been described as a spoof but Seth McFarlane clearly loves his sci-fi and the writing is tight.

Battlestar Galactica ( I presume what BSG stands for) . Never watched it as it always looked a bit Star Wars like.Smile

Not a Star Wars fan either really. I mean the original trilogy was good (back in the day). But since then they just keep rehashing the exact same story...YAWN. As for Seth's show I suspect it's sort of like Will Farrell, you either love his stuff or hate it. I'm in the latter.

Yes, BSG is Battlestar Galactica. But it's much more of a political drama with religious subtext (and to honest, text) than Star Wars could ever hope to be. Give it a shot.

I just finished watching BSG a few months ago. Thought it was great, I even got my wife in to it & watched it all again. 

 Have you checked out The Expanse?  Very good show. The first season is a little slow but once everything comes together it gets really good. Plus it looks absolutely amazing, great effects.
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

No one has mentioned 'Pennyworth'.
Both the Mrs and I really, really enjoyed it. Best DC offering I think I've ever seen. Even Nolan's Batman trilogy.
I hope they keep up the standard for season 2.

that's quite a recommendation. I expect I will watch it now that I have a Starzplay subscription.

Talking of Starzplay , if you like a good crime drama then check out The Godfather Of Harlem. Features Forest Whitaker in the main role and also Giancarlo Esposito (Gus in Breaking Bad) as a 'Bible basher' , ,Vincent D'Nofrio and also Paul Sorvino as his Mafia boss. Very enjoyable 'period sixties drama' about the tensions between the Mafia and Whitakers's character seeking to take back his territory after coming out of prison. If that cast doesn't get you drooling then nothing else will.Smile
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

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Darker or more realistic?
I'm one of those people that thought DS9 up the ante and brought ST into the realms of great Sci-Fi.
I appreciate Rodenberry's desire to paint a more idealistic view of the future but ST-TOS was far better than Next-Gen as far as the human/alien conflict stories go. When BSG (2004) came out I was ecstatic. I tried watching The Orvillebut couldn't get past the first few episode.
This is where I may take a issue a bit . Writers can push the story in any direction and there is nothing more 'realistic' about one storyline compared to another. I take this view with any genre not just sci-fi by the way. That said I can't stand Star Wars for the very reason that is complete and utter nonsense. It's not sci-fi but rather space fantasy which is a total different genre.  I would agree there has to be some sense of reality but that doesn't mean always that bad things must always happen. 

I love The Orville . Its been described as a spoof but Seth McFarlane clearly loves his sci-fi and the writing is tight.

Battlestar Galactica ( I presume what BSG stands for) . Never watched it as it always looked a bit Star Wars like.Smile

Not a Star Wars fan either really. I mean the original trilogy was good (back in the day). But since then they just keep rehashing the exact same story...YAWN. As for Seth's show I suspect it's sort of like Will Farrell, you either love his stuff or hate it. I'm in the latter.

Yes, BSG is Battlestar Galactica. But it's much more of a political drama with religious subtext (and to honest, text) than Star Wars could ever hope to be. Give it a shot.

I just finished watching BSG a few months ago. Thought it was great, I even got my wife in to it & watched it all again. 

 Have you checked out The Expanse?  Very good show. The first season is a little slow but once everything comes together it gets really good. Plus it looks absolutely amazing, great effects.

indeed , excellent sci-fi show although it took a bit of downtown for me when Thomas Jane's character was reduced to being a 'ghost'.
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

Silicon Valley was brilliantly hilarious. Especially for those of us familiar with that part of the world. 

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I have been meaning to watch Queen’s Gambit.   I recently finished watching season one of His Dark Materials, and been watching series two. I have been enjoying this show considerably.
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I just finished The Queen's Gambit too.  Quite an enjoyable show that honestly I didn't want to end.  It was a very pleasant surprise as I went into it not expecting much, yet it ends up being one of the best this year I believe.  

I watched His Dark Materials last year and finished season 1 but I haven't started watching season 2 yet.  I'm trying to catch up on a few others, but it's good to hear it's still enjoyable.

I found the two documentary series about the Nixium cult quite fascinating ("The Vow" and "Seduced").  They both lend a lot of insight into how people can get brainwashed into thinking strange beliefs and odd behavior can be "normal" in their eyes.  It's quite shocking what people can get bluffed into.  The great thing about both of these shows is that there is a ton of inside video since "Vangard" (Keith Ranier) wanted to record everything.

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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

I have been meaning to watch Queen’s Gambit.   I recently finished watching season one of His Dark Materials, and been watching series two. I have been enjoying this show considerably.

Also a fan of Dark Materials....read the book series a few years back. It's well done.
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

No one has mentioned 'Pennyworth'.
Both the Mrs and I really, really enjoyed it. Best DC offering I think I've ever seen. Even Nolan's Batman trilogy.
I hope they keep up the standard for season 2.

Fan of Pennyworth...really enjoyed season 1,,,hope 2 is as good.
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The Queen's Gambit.

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Deadwater Fall     - Grim small-town intrigue, well produced.  Not bad, not great.

The Crown  Season 3    - Nice to see Josh O'Connor (The Durrells in Corfu) enhancing this ever-changing series and continue to emerge as a wonderful young actor.

The Days & Nights of Molly Dodd     Now here's a treat from the past with Blair Brown as a quirky 1980s New Yorker who is fascinated by off-beat people but can't seem to meet the right man.   Unusual, even eccentric, for a network show at that time.   Think Annie Hall meets Crossing Delancey.

The Bachelorette     Always hated this show, still do.  But this season is too hard to ignore as the original 'lady' left soon after the season began and had to be replaced by a stronger and more interesting woman.   Oh yeah, I went there.
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Season 4 of Fargo. It's OK, but in my opinion the weakest of the 4 series so far.
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My wife & I went back and watched The Practice again.  It's been almost 20 years so it was almost like watching it for the first time. I forgot how good this show was. It's on Hulu if anyone is interested  in checking it out. 
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

My wife & I went back and watched The Practice again.  It's been almost 20 years so it was almost like watching it for the first time. I forgot how good this show was. It's on Hulu if anyone is interested  in checking it out. 

A case of Practice makes perfect ? Tongue
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I just finished watching the entire two seasons of Why Planes Crash on YouTube, even though most of the episodes are listed erroneously on YouTube as Air Crash Investigation. Wacko
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