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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
At home re-watching The Good Place (NBC, 2016) sharing it for the first time with my teen kid.
If you're not familiar with the sitcom, the premise is that Eleanor Shellatrop, Arizona dirtbag, has died and gone to The Good Place, but she knows there's been a mistake and she's not supposed to be there. Her options are to try and pretend and blend in, or face eternal torture at the other place. Strong writing, fast paced, funny characters.
Click to expand **heavy** spoiler.
We're nearing the end of season 3, which is where the humans are ending their time on earth. I honestly forgot where the show is going with this after this point, until the finale ending.
:D it's so nice sharing old things with someone going in blind! The show really did deliver some of the surprises well, the biggest ones being (1) the Bad Place reveal (2) Michael asking everyone to throw themselves under the trolley and (3) "I solved it, I solved the trolley problem!"
Admittedly I don't watch a ton of television but The Good Place is a top five show for me. Tons of memorable bits, solid story arcs, and it doesn't wear out it's welcome with too many seasons/episodes. I don't often find myself drawn to network sitcoms but I'll regularly recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it
Have you read Mike Schur's intro to moral philosophy book, How to be Perfect? I found it to be a fun companion piece to the show.
Oh I didn't realize there's a book from Schur :) I'll hunt it down, should be a fun read together
No offense to Chidi but Schur is a much better teacher :)
This sorta fits into both TV and Movies but I recently rewatched the entirety of Andor (2022/2025) and Rogue One (2016).
**** Potential spoilers ahead! ****
I had downloaded the whole Andor series to watch while I was flying to/from Japan and I finished the whole show on the plane. I then watched the movie a few days after I arrived home. Of Andor season 1, season 2 and Rogue One, season 1 is definitely the strongest here. It doesn't rush anything, story lines and characters have amazing progression, and the cinematography is top notch. Season 2 is still good, but it can feel rushed at times. You can sorta see the original vision of having 5 seasons of Andor, one each for the 5 years before the Battle of Yavin but things had to get whittled down. Rogue One is, rather unfortunately, the weakest of the three here. The cinematography, while alright, feels dull compared to the show and I think the story feels a bit rushed. Overall a decent end to a fantastic series.
Rogue One is my favourite Star Wars movie and Andor is my favourite Star Wars media overall. And yeah it's definitely curious to have watched that movie a dozen times already, then go to Andor and watch the changes, and then afterwards watch Rogue One once again - those differences really do quite stand out!
Sounds like a great way to spend time on those flights.
I am loving the new season of The Night Manager so far. It's a show that I didn't expect to come back and I am enjoying more of the spy genre after Slow Horses. It's more serious and the performances are excellent.
especially for le carre— there shouldn’t be a second season, but they’ve done really well with it. with one major plot point of this series, i really thought it was going to jump the shark, but it’s been so steady and simple.
have you also watched Little Drummer Girl?
I haven't, but it seems fun so I'll add it to my list. I saw Tom Hiddleston talk about this on Colbert, that le Carré wanted there to be more. The series is being made with le Carré's sons as executive producers and the book also includes Colombia as one of the locations so they were able to include parts of it that couldn't be there in the first season.
i really hope they maintain this level of quality. they’ve got Matthew Macfadyen as Smiley for an upcoming series, which is exciting. I think he is pretty good casting.
it’d be handy to have the ability to consume toxins on the Pine level and live.
David Farr's writing is a big reason why I think The Night Manager works for me. I'm not familiar with the writers of the upcoming series so I'm a little trepidatious but the casting does look promising so far.
it’s got Stephen Cornwell writing / producing like Night Manager. He’s got a good amount of work behind him, too.
it’s good they’re protecting his legacy while also producing the work. I wish the Crichton estate would get into this and give us a Congo series
It would be nice to have a new adaptation of Critchton other than the fifteen new Jurassic World
oh my god -- yeah. stop messing with the dinos! Sphere would be interesting as a limited series.
I'm really surprised his estate hasn't penned an overall deal with Apple or Amazon -- Apple would be a great home. All of these sorts of authors should be doing it.
My sister convinced me to watch The Traitors: Australia. i feel for this one girl who claims to be psychic. i’m only two episodes in… and i don’t really believe in that stuff… but she might actually be psychic. if she can convince the others to vote with her, she’ll be a legend.
if i were psychic, that’s the last thing i’d tell the group, though.
anyone ever been in a game show of any type?
edit: 01/25: jesus christ. The Night Manager has some of the absolute worst writing tonight. hahahahah. This never should have been made.