What was the last TV Show or Movie you saw, and did you like it?

[delphidoc]

We watched No Escape again on Paramount+. Riveting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Escape_(2015_film)

[DMF13]

I hate when TV shows, or movies, are trying to be serious, but are ridiculously unrealistic. However, I very much enjoy when shows make it clear they are being ridiculous, embrace it for humor, and do it well. Its why I like "Monk," and "Psych."

Well, I recently discovered a show I had missed during its original run, that is hilarious: "Chuck"
"When a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills."

The references to other movies, and TV shows, are especially funny. For example, one of the characters is played by Adam Baldwin, who played "Animal Mother" in "Full Metal Jacket", and in an early episode delivers one of his famous lines from that movie. There is stuff like that throughout the series.

Over the last several months I've watched the whole series.

[Bigguy]

La Brea: Series Finale.



I thought the first season of this show had some promise, but as it went on, it went downhill.

Spoiler Alert:

I say spoiler, but in reality it was so obvious it isn't a spoiler. As I predicted, Natalie Zee was in the last show for less than 5 minutes. The people with the least talent got the most screen time. There were more threads than I could keep up with, and they tried to have clip hangers for each one. Toward the end, there was a ridiculous game of "chicken" between an F22 and a T-Rex.
Then, we had to have happy reunions and promises of eternal friendship for each thread, so it just dragged on and on.

I won't even go into the multitude of time paradoxes they never addressed. You've probably got better things to do with your life.

[MK11]

Out of Darkness. Stone Age horror movie in which a group of nomads arrive in a strange land and encounter...something. Yet another "the monster is us" story but one that leans pretty hard into it without any modern morality tropes until the very end. Not great but not bad for a rainy day matinee. Nice and short too.

[Stephanie B]

So far, I've been liking Monsieur Spade on AMC.

Just watched the finale. It mostly held up. I hope they pick it up for a second season.

[randyho]

At one point, I realized I was watching something with no likable/relatable characters. That improved shortly thereafter. Otherwise, worth a watch.

Just rewatched ZeroZeroZero on Amazon Prime. Still holds up. Some of the subplots got a bit convoluted, particularly with the Italian Camorra. This may be the only time I've ever seen the Mexican FX-05 Xiucoatl, in the hands of the Mexican commando unit that is obviously inspired by the Zetas. I enjoyed it even a second time through. If you don't mind subtitles and are interested in a globe-spanning crime story, give it a shot.

[Jester560]

Binge watching Boardwalk Empire at the moment.

[delphidoc]

Watched The Wrong Missy on Netflix. David Spade has a blind date from hell with Lauren Lapkus. He then mistakenly texts the wrong woman and invites her to a company retreat on an island. Total scream.

[LHS]

I went a bit off my usual path and watched "Delicious in Dungeon" based on several friends' recommendations. It legitimately surprised me. It has a lot of the usual exaggerated anime character tropes, but toned down to the point that it didn't annoy me, and the premise is intriguing (a D&D-style adventuring party too poor to afford enough supplies to go dungeon-crawling to rescue a comrade-in-arms, so they resolve to just eat the monsters they kill along the way). It's got a frankly surprising amount of depth and character growth/exploration.

[Bigguy]

Queen of the South



Netflix

We're on Episode 6 of Season 5.
As a rule I don't get into drug lord movies, but we've pretty much scrapped the bottom of the barrel as far as our streaming channels go. The characters are fun and Alice Bragga is not hard on the eyes.

The violence is over the top and the gun play is ridiculous. Bullets have to go around Teresa's people. Still, only 4 episodes left and I'll miss it when it's gone. There's better stuff on TV, but there's worse also.