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[Great-Kazoo]

Okay, we're rationing our binge-watching so that we don;t exclude our 'other' shows to the point that we can't recall which episode we watched last. Thus far, Jessica Jones, season two is really, REALLY good. We're about four or five episodes into it.

We're also watching the second season of Penny Dreadful, which has a LOT more creepy cinematography than I had expected. It's also really good, and is working on solidifying many characters' personalities. We like it a great deal.

We're rationing Altered Carbon. Each episode is better than the previous one.

We began truly watching "Electric Dreams," which is a little like Black Mirror, I suppose. Each episode is self-contained and unrelated to the others.
Then we ran into a real disappointing, confusing stinker of an episode and I just can't bring myself to watch any more.

Season 2 is on the watch list. After we finish season 2 of Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime. By that time, either the next season of Bosch or The Man in the High Castle will kick off.

[TheGrey]

Season 2 is on the watch list. After we finish season 2 of Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime. By that time, either the next season of Bosch or The Man in the High Castle will kick off.

Sneaky Pete actually looks promising; we may give that a shot.

I stalled out midway through The Man in the High Castle....it was very, very good, but very, very...depressing? Haunting? I don't know what the proper terminology might be, save that I am reluctant to continue the show. It's too realistic.

[crays]

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Then we ran into a real disappointing, confusing stinker of an episode and I just can't bring myself to watch any more.

This has killed more than one promising series for me.

[Circuits]

Sneaky Pete actually looks promising; we may give that a shot.

I just finished up S2 - thought it was pretty good.

[Honey Badger282.8]

Wind River is on Netflix and is worth the watch. It's definitely part of the neo-western resurgence, it reminded me of Hell or High Water. Lo and behold, it was written by the same guy: Taylor Sheridan. He also wrote Sicario, which makes sense.

[hurley842002]

I just broke into season 4 of Z Nation, wow this series is pretty crazy, but quite entertaining, more so I think than TWD, not nearly the soap opera.

[Honey Badger282.8]

I just broke into season 4 of Z Nation, wow this series is pretty crazy, but quite entertaining, more so I think than TWD, not nearly the soap opera.

Z Nation is great. It's campy and ridiculous yet, somehow, more believable than TWD.

[hurley842002]

Z Nation is great. It's campy and ridiculous yet, somehow, more believable than TWD.

Great explanation of the show.

[crays]

Now, this is just My Opinion, so take that for what it's worth...

TWD was a GREAT series at the outset. Close enough to the pulp that you could follow and not facepalm often enough to turn it off. Give and take for artistic license, format considerations, storyline flow, etc., etc., etc.


Problem is, it went all M*A*S*H on us.
It's hard to develop and deliver consistent, long term, quality story lines to keep your viewers/followers interested. A lot of people end up watching out of habit.
Writers, or whoever , started to believe it was more important than it was. They couldn't resist having that many viewers/followers and not skew the story lines to address issues and causes they want to give a voice to.

Or maybe sometimes writers just get tired, lazy, and/or bored. And sometimes the actors get involved in various aspects of writing and production, and try to showcase themselves, or their ideals/causes.

I'll admit it. I really didn't care for the some of the later MASH episodes when they got a bit to esoteric and "feely".

I kind of felt like TWD was headed that way, and stopped watching - cold turkey.

Again, just my opinion, and YMMV.

Carry on.

Sent from somewhere

[Great-Kazoo]

Now, this is just My Opinion, so take that for what it's worth...

TWD was a GREAT series at the outset. Close enough to the pulp that you could follow and not facepalm often enough to turn it off. Give and take for artistic license, format considerations, storyline flow, etc., etc., etc.


Problem is, it went all M*A*S*H on us.
It's hard to develop and deliver consistent, long term, quality story lines to keep your viewers/followers interested. A lot of people end up watching out of habit.
Writers, or whoever , started to believe it was more important than it was. They couldn't resist having that many viewers/followers and not skew the story lines to address issues and causes they want to give a voice to.

Or maybe sometimes writers just get tired, lazy, and/or bored. And sometimes the actors get involved in various aspects of writing and production, and try to showcase themselves, or their ideals/causes.

I'll admit it. I really didn't care for the some of the later MASH episodes when they got a bit to esoteric and "feely".

I kind of felt like TWD was headed that way, and stopped watching - cold turkey.

Again, just my opinion, and YMMV.

Carry on.

Sent from somewhere

This last season of TWD has been killer, literally.