What are you watching & why? (splain)

[Hammer67]

For the life of me, finding decent shows worth watching is harder than conducting a federal investigation.

So true. Lately we've just been reverting to old re-runs of M.A.S.H and Magnum P.I.

 

[vkp78]

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning(2023) is so much better than the Final Reckoning(2025)

No one does grief like the Koreans.
Korean movies/shows are of 3 kinds- chick flick, all other genres with a chick flick element, or you are wading through gore.

 

[Blues]

I've seen a few pretty good Korean productions over the last few years, (Pachinko is one), but yeah, they can get pretty syrupy.

Netflix went a bit overboard with some of the latter.

 

[Hammer67]

Oh yeah. I'm in.

 

[Blues]

I stopped watching Peaky Blinders after they killed off Tom Hardy. (The show changed after that season and was more glitz and loud music, and less substance. At least that's what I remember thinking of it.)

 

[Moorik]

Landman looks pretty fun to watch.

Honestly, lately, coming across something like this feels like a real surprise.

 

[Hammer67]

I stopped watching Peaky Blinders after they killed off Tom Hardy. (The show changed after that season and was more glitz and loud music, and less substance. At least that's what I remember thinking of it.)

Yeah. His character was awesome in PB.

 

[Blues]

Yeah. His character was awesome in PB.

"You're a baker. Fuck off!"

 

[Hammer67]

Watched a few episodes of The Pitt last night. Pretty good.

 

[DarthMaul]

So true. Lately we've just been reverting to old re-runs of M.A.S.H and Magnum P.I.

Man I love Magnum, P.I.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a great show, Vincent D'Onofrio plays a Columbo like detective. He is obsessive and very perceptive. He psychologically dismantles suspects. His interrogations feel more like chess matches or clinical experiments than police questioning. He uses long, probing conversations, he mimics suspects’ speech patterns and behaviors, he puts on like he is vulnerable and curious. He gradually unravels suspects emotionally, often leading them to confess without realizing it. It is great to watch.

Chris Noth plays a detective in a few seasons as well. His character is more the romanticized classic New York detective. He uses his gut instinct, he is tough, sarcastic, , confrontational and believes in right vs. wrong but is willing to bend rules, but not break his core ethics.

 

[Blues]

Watched a few episodes of The Pitt last night. Pretty good.

It's a good show and the whole season was good, instead of just being extended for the sake of getting a bunch of episodes in.

Looking forward to the next season in a couple of weeks.

 

[Blues]

Odd, I never found that I could get into Law and Order, though my late brother in law had it on 24/7/365 it seemed. (And I do love a good police procedural.)

Vincent D'Onofrio's sister, Elizabeth, was a friend of ours for a number of years until she moved away. She used to tell us some funny stories about her and her brother's lives.

 

[SharpBits]

I’m now of the mind that the stupidity we see in shows is not laziness, or ignorance, but rather a form of programming. The normalization of illogical and emotional behavior.

 

[Blues]

I’m now of the mind that the stupidity we see in shows is not laziness, or ignorance, but rather a form of programming. The normalization of illogical and emotional behavior.

We're going to change your handle to SpockBits

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I’m now of the mind that the stupidity we see in shows is not laziness, or ignorance, but rather a form of programming. The normalization of illogical and emotional behavior.

We should hang out

 

[jlauffer]

Found the Blues biopic on Prime. Names were changed, but IYKYK...

 

[David Mary]

I've seen a few pretty good Korean productions over the last few years

The Host (2006) surprised me big time. Had no idea what it was going in, and years later I think I may have a little PTSD from it.

 

[jlauffer]

Started watching Absentia. Was wondering what happened to Stana Katic after Castle. Not bad...

 

[Blues]

We watched the first season, it was decent...if unremarkable. If there was a second, and I think there might be, we haven't watched it.

 

[Casinostocks]

Same here with Absentia. Watched S1 but gave up after the 3rd episode in S2. It's one of those shows which gets silly on the whodunit villain. Plus, I have never been a New Yorker but the eastern euro city where the series was filmed doesn't even remotely resemble NY!