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Post by MagdaFR on Jun 5, 2023 0:08:18 GMT
I started this show that some people say it's on the level of Breaking Bad or The Wire (I didn't watch those either). Did someone watch it?
I'm just on S1 E3 and I'm struggling with some characters, Brenda and Claire. I found Brenda super annoying. Claire and his bf (or whatever) are too old to play teenagers. Should I continue watching?
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Post by queenzod on Jun 5, 2023 1:05:18 GMT
I watched it years ago, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but yes, it’s good. The characters are mostly unlikeable and make bad decisions, and sometimes yes, annoying. I think it was back when those ensemble dramas were just beginning to experiment with those types of unlikeable people. It got tiresome in places but something must have appealed to me because I stuck with it. It does have an amazing finale that has stayed with a number of people (including myself), over the years, but it only pays off if you know the characters well by that time.
From what I gather, it’s not as good as Breaking Bad or The Wire (neither of which I watched, either), but I can say it doesn’t stand up to Succession. The writing’s just not there and it’s not as sharp. On a scale of 1-10, I’d give it a 7. Not horrible, not truly great.
How unhelpful was that? 😁
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Post by roverpup on Jun 5, 2023 1:57:38 GMT
I've watched it. Really liked it.
But then I really liked The Wire and Breaking Bad as well.
Dan and I debated whether to watch SIX Feet Under because Dan gets really creeped out about anything yo do with funerals, but after getting over his initial reluctance about the setting of the story, we both really got into the characters and the interplay between them. The acting is superb and the writing is clever.
It's a bit macabre but not too weird.
It's not up to the standards of The Sopranos (which is my all time favourite drama TV show ever) but it's in the tier right below that. In with Sherlock, Breaking Bad, and Mad Men.
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Post by MagdaFR on Jun 5, 2023 10:01:12 GMT
Thank you, queenzod and roverpup! I finished episode 3 and I decided to watch the rest. |
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Post by mllemass on Jun 5, 2023 11:18:41 GMT
It’s on my list of shows I want to see! When it was on tv, it was on Sunday nights, I think, but not consistently. I’d watch a few episodes and then miss a few, and I never did see the ending that everyone was talking about. One day, I hope to see the entire series.
I know what you mean about unlikable characters. When I first got Netflix, I decided to watch a bunch of shows that I’d never seen before - Breaking Bad, Dexter, Mad Men, Episodes. I loved them all! It was so interesting to me that these shows had me rooting for unlikable characters - people behaving badly. I don’t think it’s easy to do. These days, I watch a bit of a new Netflix series and then turn it off if I don’t like the character(s), because it’s so poorly written.
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Post by MagdaFR on Nov 1, 2023 21:45:04 GMT
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Post by mllemass on Nov 1, 2023 22:33:01 GMT
Unfortunately, Netflix Canada isn’t showing it. I just did a search, and it’s not even listed under “coming soon”
It’s too bad because I’m trying to find something new to watch. After Bodies, I went through My List on Netflix and watched the first 5 minutes of a bunch of movies/shows I had put there - and they were all awful. I removed them from My List. How disappointing! I probably should have given them more of a chance, but why bother?
The worst is when there’s something gross and disgusting that the audience is supposed to find hilarious. One of the movies started with such a scene. No thanks!
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Post by MagdaFR on Nov 2, 2023 0:41:26 GMT
i saw replies saying the show wasn't in Germany, France or UK. Here you could watch it on HBO MAX. Now also on Netflix.
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Post by sgev1977 on Nov 2, 2023 1:09:43 GMT
I watched it ages ago. It was entertaining but I agreed that it’s not so good like The Wire or other HBO classics. Also the deaths at the beginning were always very over the top! No one died peacefully on their bed! Lol It’s crazy that Netflix is getting all the shows HBO is deleting! I saw that Band of Brothers is also there! |
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