...aw man!... as I said a while back in the post above in the Coronavirus Virus thread… my new passion of binge watching entire series that are not interrupted by annoying Ads on commercial TV on Netflix / Stan and Prime has taken over my life!... lol!... I’ve been completely taken over with this newly acquired binge-a-thonning…
...I can’t believe that I’ve watched mostly commercial TV over the last few years and have only just dabbled in the streamed networks that have been at my disposal…even then… I avoided TV series and only watched movies on those streaming channels… it’s only because there’s so much shit on commercial TV as of late that I’ve turned off it recently except for those TV shows that I mentioned in my post above…
...I’ve been overdosing on binge watching entire series and seasons such as:
On Netflix;... “Money Heist / Locke and Key / The Witcher / Lost in Space / Star Trek Discovery / Tiger King (which cannot be un-seen unfortunately lol!) / The Last Kingdom / Star Trek the 1960’s original series (up to season 4 so far and still going lol!)”...
On Stan;... “Red Dwarf ( up to season 8 so far and still going) / SS-GB / Catching Milat / all Blackadder seasons / all of the James Bond movies (Pierce Brosnan is still my favourite) / Ripper Street (still a work in progress) / The Young One’s”...
On Prime;... Star Trek Picard / The Man In The High Castle / Carnival Row / Good Omens…
...I’ve probably missed a few… but now I’m back!... what dragged me back?... the new series of “Big Brother”!... (even though Sonya’s hosting it lol!)... I can’t wait for it to start!... so count me in to restart posting for tonight… let’s hope that it’s better than Channel 9’s effort eh?... lol!... cheers.
I'm with you on the
B ones. Star Trek Picard has real potential with Seven of Nine back and Number One and that loopy counselor. Troi and Riker have matured like a good wine... they are much more likable now, but Picard can't pull his weight anymore. He is too old, they must kill him off and replace him with a new Captain or this latest incarnation will sink like a lead balloon.
I won't get into Star Trek Discovery because it quite frankly disgusted me.
But there is also 'The Orville' to consider. Scripted, sumptuous soundtrack as we are used to from DS9 and Voyager and all the clichés from the past though the whole series is tongue-in-cheek. And THAT'S what makes it refreshing. Orthodox, purist Trekkies have derided it as being silly, poor and a disgrace to the franchise. But that's because they are... well, orthodox purist Trekkies. Let them gather dust. I enjoyed it tremendously. With Seth MacFarlane at the helm... what could possibly go wrong?
The Man In The High Castle had to be a winner with Rufus Sewell in it. He has such a presence and can really play different characters. Welsh mother... what do you expect. And then there is the delightful Alexa Davalos who glides daintily when she walks.
If you liked 'The Last Kingdom' you really should check out 'Vikings'. I have watched them both. Same subject matter but quite different result.
If you like weird, spooky stuff you might wanna check out 'Strange Angel'
(A rocket scientist in 1940s Los Angeles is secretly the disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley.) or
'Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels'
( When a grisly murder shocks Los Angeles in 1938, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener become embroiled in an epic story that reflects the troubled history of the city.). Two more of my favourite British actors - Natalie Dormer and Rory Kinnear. Both are German Nazis in L.A. and both do an excellent German accent all the way through. Neither of them slips up once. But Natalie Dorner is the real weird one... she plays three different characters, one of which is Penny Dreadful.