Show recommendation thread

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Just finished watching American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez on FX (now on hulu).

There is a 3part series on him on netflix. Wife and i only watched the first, focused a lot on a private gay relationship with his hs qb (interviews with him and a few others). Mostly setting up mental instability. Not sure we will go back for ep2-3

 

[CDGator]

Just started Landman on Paramount with Billy Bob Thornton. It just began but is good so far.
Anything by Taylor Sheridan so far is worth watching.

 

[Gatordiddy]

We finished The Penguin last weekend.
Extremely good show
Gonna be a while before season two starts

 

[TLB]

The I-Land (2019) <Netflix>

IMDB: When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are and how they got there, they set off on a trek to try to get back home, only to discover the world is not as it seems.

TLB: Only 7 ep, which is about right. We open with a woman waking up on a beach and an object with her. She starts exploring and finds others, evenly spaced out on the beach and each having a different object with them. Nobody knows who they are, where they are, or why any of this is happening. Things quickly shift to 'Survivor (tv show)' in terms of figuring out what to eat/do, cliques, leaders and followers, etc. By ep2 you're trying to figure out what is the twist and for me, I started suspecting a Identify situation of multiple personalities being killed off...I was wrong. Main twist is this is a virtual environment (Matrix, Inception), and the participants we later discover are death row inmates who volunteered as a means of getting rehabilitated (hence no memory, no bias of past deeds - can you be a good person in this situation). However, their evil natures arise for some.

The ONLY face you'll recognize is the 'warden' (Bruce McGill, common support actor, doesn't even get top 10 listing of actors). Well, he's sabatoging the experiment - he has a pair of his sherrifs in there, tho they must abide by certai rules (anyone kills, they get killed; anyone tries to escape the island, can be killed...oh, and there is a killer shark circling the island). Our main lead is 'Chase' a female in there who due to a traumatic event in VR suddenly awakens back in prison. Warden is trying to manipulate her to preserve his control over the prison; meanwhile the board (doctors who set up the experiment) have never had someone wake up so they want to ask her a bunch of questions. They end up sending her back in, warden monkeys around more so criminals start remembering what they did (some we learn were outright killers, some by accident, some trying to do good in their mind, etc). So inmates are getting sad/angry and taking it out on each other, but also discovering who they are and in fact Chase is there with her boyfriend/husband(?) for killing her mom. Lots of messed up character stories playing into island survival.

All that is well and good as Lost wannabe up until the last episode where they really try to throw some hard twist that is both unneccessary and silly. Not to woke through first half until they start regaining memories = Chase (hispanic/white) + Cooper (black husband); hispanic stalker boy going after one of the females on the island and she realizes she was married to a woman so he doesn't have to feel rejected; school shooter is a white guy, etc.

Final: 6/10 - Ok, if you wanna mini version of lost and can handle the woke closings and absurd final twists.

 

[LoyalGatorFan]

Just started Landman on Paramount with Billy Bob Thornton. It just began but is good so far.
Anything by Taylor Sheridan so far is worth watching.

I admittedly have a man crush on Sheridan....Yellowstone, Lioness and Landman are all solid

 

[CDGator]

I admittedly have a man crush on Sheridan....Yellowstone, Lioness and Landman are all solid

Did you know he owns the ranch in WY where they film Yellowstone as well as the 6666 ranch?
All the spin offs from Yellowstone are terrific too. He’s got the Midas touch!

 

[LoyalGatorFan]

I knew he owned 6666 but not Yellowstone...that's wild....he got his start on Sons of Anarchy as the deputy that replaced Unser I believe.....

I haven't watched the spinoffs but heard good things

 

[t-gator]

Just finished season 2 of lioness. Off the chain. There was a couple shcitheads hatin on in the chat box the other night. But I think it's one of the best shows going right now. Definitely recommend.

 

[LoyalGatorFan]

Just finished season 2 of lioness. Off the chain. There was a couple shcitheads hatin on in the chat box the other night. But I think it's one of the best shows going right now. Definitely recommend.

Absolutely.....every Sheridan show is solid IMO....apparently they are leaving open the possibility that Yellowstone might return as well

 

[CDGator]

Absolutely.....every Sheridan show is solid IMO....apparently they are leaving open the possibility that Yellowstone might return as well

Big Yellowstone fan, especially Beth, but maybe it’s run its course and they need to move on with the next generation.

 

[Detroitgator]

Big Yellowstone fan, especially Beth, but maybe it’s run its course and they need to move on with the next generation.

Which spinoff has their rich privileged kids going social justice warrior?

 

[CDGator]

Which spinoff has their rich privileged kids going social justice warrior?

No, they would be MAGA. Have you watched anything from Sheridan? His shows aren’t woke.

 

[CDGator]

Just finished season 2 of lioness. Off the chain. There was a couple shcitheads hatin on in the chat box the other night. But I think it's one of the best shows going right now. Definitely recommend.

We watch it. It’s entertaining enough. Not his best imo. I can see how someone with a military background would hate it and most shows like it on tv.

 

[Gatordiddy]

Missed this one

 

[TheDouglas78]

Just started Landman on Paramount with Billy Bob Thornton. It just began but is good so far.
Anything by Taylor Sheridan so far is worth watching.

Only seen a little bit of landman, but Billy Bob Thornton's character reminds me of my dad from what little I've seen.

 

[CDGator]

Only seen a little bit of landman, but Billy Bob Thornton's character reminds me of my dad from what little I've seen.

My current favorite show. I’ll hate it when the season is over. I’m not a fan of BB Thornton either.

 

[TheDouglas78]

My current favorite show. I’ll hate it when the season is over. I’m not a fan of BB Thornton either.

He was great as Bad Santa, but he is hit and miss.

 

[CDGator]

He was great as Bad Santa, but he is hit and miss.

Your dad sounds like a "tough" man if he's anything like him in Landman.

 

[LoyalGatorFan]

Squid Game S2 releases next Thursday

 

[TLB]

Rogue Heroes (2022-2025) <MGM+ & Prime Video>

IMDB: SAS: Rogue Heroes charts the creation of the famed Special Forces unit. Based on the book by Ben Macintyre.

TLB: 6ep series that parallels the film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Set in North Africa as Churchill sets up an unsanctioned, unrecognized non-regiment to do deniable activities against Hitler & Il Duce. This series is solid in developing key characters and situational tensions, while remaining fairly true to the happenings at the time. We are led by David Stirling (Bobby Schofield), an aspiring officer that wants to make the SAS into a legit regiment, Jock Lewes (Alfie Allen of GoT...which it was very hard to NOT see him as that gelding but he finally convinced me he was the sane leader of this band of misfits), and Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) as an Irishman with no love of authority.

We get some back/side stories rolling on some of them, which in turn impacts their role in the series, but always it is about mayhem and killing as many germans as possible. We have some French influence in the series/region with an intelligence officer, Eve Mansour (Sofia Boutella) having an affair with Stirling; and she is constantly trying to get French paratroopers involved while Churchill ignores the calls.

Anyway, lots of explosions & bullets; some dealing with desert warfare and what it entails, good character development and ever increasing stakes in their raids as they fight to turn the war and prove their worth.

ThreatMatrix Rating: Sofia Boutella does give some nice boob shots later in the series, but that's about it.

Final: 8/10. If you liked the Ministry film, you'll like this. And, if you didn't care for the film, you may find this more to your liking.


WARNING: First 2ep were available under trial with MGM+ a long time ago, the rest of s1 dropped to regular Prime Video viewing sometime after but will be leaving in about a week. Hurry if you wanna bing it. It set up for s2, so we'll see if that's picked up and executed, and where it is available. I wouldn't pay more for it (MGM+) but I'll watch it if it is part of the Prime Video stuff I'm already paying for.