Casual Conversation

I finished the first season of The Apothecary Diaries. I will admit that I'm starting to like Jinshi more since I got to know more about him. I like how the main plot points are more subtle in this series I think that's its main charm.

I watched Rush (2013) yesterday with the wife and she really liked it despite her initial objections ("they just go around in circles!/you don't even care about racing, why are we watching this?!").

Today, I wanna hate-watch the JLo narcissistic documentary "This is me... Now" but idk if she'll agree, lol, it might be a step too far.

The Lazarus Project, Godfather of Harlem, and The Sandman. Really enjoying the second season of the latter.

Nosferatu, absolutely loved it

I missed the !television thread last week so I’ll post what I watched here:

Zero Day - It was meh. Unresolved plot points and unrealistic tech where it was supposed to be sort of grounded in reality. The performances from the main cast were good though.

Samurai Champloo - Finally finished the entire 2 seasons. I loved it. Dare I say it was better than Cowboy Bebop. The characters and stories are more interesting. And of course the soundtrack is great, nearly on par with Yoko Kano’s music for Cowboy Bebop.

28 Years Later - I can’t really decide if it was good or bad. I don’t really have an opinion. I was whelmed. lol

alien & ufo stuff

Finally started Slow Horses. It’s played straighter than I’d thought it would be, and the pacing of the first couple of episodes makes the title feel very accurate indeed, but it does worm its way into your brain, and Gary Oldman’s work is a god-damn treasure. Looking forward to continuing it when the wife gets back.

Also watching Foundation, and while it’s getting space opera-y in a way I assume is even farther from the books, after 2 and a half seasons I finally find Gaal more interesting than annoying, and the genetic dynasty actors continue to make it work, plausibly playing the “same” characters but with vastly different different experiences revealing the little changes that have slipped in over the centuries.

Strange New Worlds maybe never grew into what I really hoped it would be, not that I know what that is well enough to articulate it, but it’s still by far the strongest of the recent Trek offerings.

I binge watched American Primeval. Quite a brutal show, without much of it being positive. Enjoyed it though as its exactly how I'm feeling at the moment.

Just finished the sandman and now 2 episodes into Amy Bradley is missing

Just finished “Dune Prophecy”. Guess I get to wait two years for another six episodes. 🙄

Also watching current season of Foundation. It finally picked up this week after two really dull episodes.

I haven't watched it yet but I need to watch Eraserhead.

Watched a few episodes of The Eternaut of Netflix. It has been interesting, though I'm not attached to the characters yet I do like the premise.

Watched the Superman movie in theaters and it was enjoyable, not trying to take itself too seriously and had good amounts of comic relief.

About to watch more Resident Alien. Unhappy it is cancelled but not shocked as it had gone a bit long without new storylines, likely they just want to wrap up what they started.

Alchemy of Souls
Pump Up the Healthy Love
Poker Face
Star Trek Strange New Worlds

Finally took the time to watch the first season of HBO's The Last of Us. I watched the first episode on Friday evening and then binged the rest over the weekend.

I never played the game, but I know the basics of its plot. I liked the story for the most part, and I think the amazing cast saved it on parts where the writing was a little meh. I'm not a big fan of the ending tho, seemed very rushed.

I'm still contemplating whether to watch season two next, given it has received far less favorable reviews.