5
I've finished:
- Fringe S04:
- completely loving this season, so many interesting twists and turns
- What We Do In The Shadows S03:
- It's ok, there's no laugh out loud moment for me, just couple of chuckles. Still love Matt Berry
- The Thick of It S01:
- Again, no LOL moment, just a few chuckles. Also, maybe political comedy is just not for me
- Love Death & Robots S01:
- There are some good ones, but I dislike some of the zany episodes, just not my taste. I do appreciate that some episodes are just around 15 mins
- Amazing Stories 1985 S01:
- Very boring, it is not Twilight Zone. I might drop the whole thing.
I'm still watching:
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure S05:
- Still really good. I just realized that, starting from certain arc (maybe Joseph's), the main characters / party members seem to be shouting / screaming a lot.
Starting:
- 30 Rock S02:
- I am really enjoying this second season, there's a lot of absurd situations
- Archive 81 S01:
- Enjoying it, I like that it's not supernatural (your typical ghosts / satan) horror. Kinda like the twist
- X-Men Evolution S01:
- This feels like it's geared towards highschool kids. The 97 animated series feels more... mature / adult oriented?
- The X-Files S02:
- Definitely moves faster than S01. I am really liking this season.
So, what have you been watching last week?
Edit: I always forgot that I watched some movies too:
Here they are
- Freelance (2023):
- not interesting at all, dropped it halfway
- Elle (2016):
- this is Paul Verhoeven's French movie. It's a really interesting movie, doubly so when you realized what's actually happening
- Alone Across Arctic (2019):
- Sadly I don't find the documentary interesting enough
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)
- This is a good Hindi language movie, somehow reminds me of the golden era of Hong Kong's triad movies. But there are parts that definitely could be trimmed. 2½ hour is just bit way too long.
- Butcher's Crossing (2023)
- I watched it because I have the sick urge to watch all Nic Cage's movies. I think this is one of those direct to DVD ones. Something about hunting bisons. Very boring.
A couple of high and low points rather than the full list:
Slow Horses continues to be the highlight.
Revisited an episode of Blackadder the Third - Nob and Nobility, in fact. I really enjoyed these at the time. I had trouble disentangling genuine enjoyment from the nostalgia value this time around though. Not sure which was predominant.
Such Brave Girls has had a LOT of good reviews. Only seen the first episode so far. This is properly 'dark' humour. Not edgy or shock value. This is humour found in the banality of depression, desperation and denial. I'll stick with this one.
Top Hat (1933) - you don't watch a Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers movie for the plot. I know that. I have seen a scattering of these in the past: my mum was a fan. I have not seen one recently though. There was a plot of sorts, but it was so weirdly handled that, as straightforward as it was, it was largely nonsensical. Are they all like this? I really can't remember. Astaire's character was smug and annoying, but at least he was given one, unlike Rogers. Obviously the dance numbers were great. The humour was... let's just say hit and miss. Set design was functional, camera work merely ok. This is apparently one the best for Fred and Ginger. Presumably for the dance routines and Berlin's music alone, though, since there really is nothing else of interest here.