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I've watched the first 5 episode so far. I think it's better than S3. The main story is more engaging. But the Queen is annoying me.
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MacMadame
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The Queen always annoys me. 
The Queen always annoys me.
I think that's the point. She's meant to be kind of a bitch, y'know? The kind you have to tolerate because she has more power than you do and could have you beheaded on a whim.
canbelto
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I overall liked S4 more than S3. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Sophie and ... Violet. But the main storyline between Benophie didn't quite convince me.
MacMadame
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It's a fine line and this season I think they stepped over it.I think that's the point. She's meant to be kind of a bitch, y'know? The kind you have to tolerate because she has more power than you do and could have you beheaded on a whim.
I found it more convincing than in the book.
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I'm not disappointed, I'm still enjoying the show overall, but the moments and patients are a bit quieter in this season and there hasn't been a Pittfest type of emergency yet to really throw everything into high gear. I like getting a little more insights to the characters and I think Katherine LaNasa and Noah Wyle are still amazing in their roles. I was super sad about losing Louie and the remembrance moments they had for him made me cry. The show is still amazing IMO but I don't blame anyone for not being as affected as they were in the first season since I can definitely tell that it feels a bit different. I wonder if they have a plan for another big emergency type event in the latter part of the season.
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Really liked Fallout season two! Looking forward to season three! There are so many unanswered questions…
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Did anyone watch the premiere of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins on NBC last night? I was going to watch it but I needed to go to bed early because I wasn’t feeling well. The show looked promising because it has Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe. 
Is it a good belly laugh? I’ve heard chatter that the “documentary” style is a bit different than from what was in The Office and Parks and Recreation.
Is it a good belly laugh? I’ve heard chatter that the “documentary” style is a bit different than from what was in The Office and Parks and Recreation.
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sk8pics
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The quiet way Noah Wylie said, “May his memory be a blessing” really got to me.
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Thanks to my sister’s login I’m finally discovering The Pitt. Awesome show!
Same here! Just got HBO Max and this is the first thing I wanted to see. DH and I have been watching 2 eps a night and are amazed at how good it is. We've been following it up by re-watching eps of British Bake Off in order to decompress before going to bed. Tonight we will watch the final ep of S1 and start on S2.
Has anyone else watched Season 2 of "The Night Manager" on Amazon Prime? I didn't pay attention to how many episodes there were and that there would also be a season 3 or I wouldn't have been so shocked they ended on a cliffhanger.I hope it's not a four year wait for Season 3.
The way I understand it, season 3 is going to have a pretty quick turnaround, relatively speaking. They're talking late 2027 or 2028. For such a slow beginning to season 2, the ending was a whopper. Double whammy, even. Won't spoil it here.
canbelto
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Anyone see Industry? Hoping for another show to obsess about.
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Coming to HBO MAX or whatever it is called at the moment: "Lanterns" from the DC universe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jcPlGXnMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jcPlGXnMo
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I've enjoyed watching Young Sherlock. Good pacing, production value, dialogues. Casting is perfect. Special shoutout to Colin Firth.
It was fun.
It was fun.
Next on my list. Looks like fun.
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I don't stream MGM's service but I think I'm going to do the free seven day offer and binge this series. It is from the creators of "Slings and Arrows" and I enjoyed the first hour that was offered on Prime. Here is NPR's review.
American Classic is a hidden gem, in more ways than one. It's hidden because it's on MGM+, a stand-alone streaming service that, let's face it, most people don't have. But MGM+ is available without subscription for a seven-day free trial, on its website or through Prime Video and Roku. And you should find and watch American Classic, because it's an absolutely charming and wonderful TV jewel.
Charming, in the way it brings small towns and ordinary people to life, as in Northern Exposure. Wonderful, in the way it reflects the joys of local theater productions, as in Slings & Arrows, and the American Playhouse production of Kurt Vonnegut's Who Am I This Time?
The creators of American Classic are Michael Hoffman and Bob Martin. Martin co-wrote and co-created Slings & Arrows, so that comparison comes easily. And back in the early 1980s, Who Am I This Time? was about people who transformed onstage from ordinary citizens into extraordinary performers. It's a conceit that works only if you have brilliant actors to bring it to life convincingly. That American Playhouse production had two young actors — Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon — so yes, it worked. And American Classic, with its mix of veteran and young actors, does, too.
American Classic begins with Kevin Kline, as Shakespearean actor Richard Bean, confronting a New York Times drama critic about his negative opening-night review of Richard's King Lear. The next day, Richard's agent, played by Tony Shalhoub, calls Richard in to tell him his tantrum was captured by cellphone and went viral, and that he has to lay low for a while.
Richard returns home to the small town of Millersburg, Pa., where his parents ran a local theater. Almost everyone we meet is a treasure. His father, who has bouts of dementia, is played by Len Cariou, who starred on Broadway in Sweeney Todd. Richard's brother, Jon, is played by Jon Tenney of The Closer, and his wife, Kristen, is played by the great Laura Linney, from Ozark and John Adams.
The old theater is now a dinner theater, filling its schedule with performances by touring regional companies. Its survival is at risk, so Richard decides to save the theater by mounting a new production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, casting the local small-town residents to play ... local small-town residents.
Miranda, Richard's college-bound niece, continues the family theatrical tradition — and Nell Verlaque, the young actress who plays her, has a breakout role here. She's terrific — funny, touching, totally natural. And when she takes the stage as Emily in Our Town, she's heart-wrenching. Playwright Wilder is served magnificently here — and so is William Shakespeare, whose works and words Kline tackles in more than one inspirational scene in this series.
I don't want to reveal too much about the conflicts, and surprises, in American Classic, but please trust me: The more episodes you watch, the better it gets. The characters evolve, and go in unexpected directions and pairings. Kline's Richard starts out thinking about only himself, but ends up just the opposite. And if, as Shakespeare wrote, the play's the thing, the thing here is, the plays we see, and the soliloquies we hear, are spellbinding.
And there's plenty of fun to be had outside the classics in American Classic. The table reads are the most delightful since the ones in Only Murders in the Building. The dinner-table arguments are the most explosive since the ones in The Bear. Some scenes are take-your-breath-away dramatic. Others are infectiously silly, as when Richard works with a cast member forced upon him by the angel of this new Our Town production.
Take the effort to find, and watch, American Classic. It'll remind you why, when it's this good, it's easy to love the theater. And television.
American Classic is a hidden gem, in more ways than one. It's hidden because it's on MGM+, a stand-alone streaming service that, let's face it, most people don't have. But MGM+ is available without subscription for a seven-day free trial, on its website or through Prime Video and Roku. And you should find and watch American Classic, because it's an absolutely charming and wonderful TV jewel.
Charming, in the way it brings small towns and ordinary people to life, as in Northern Exposure. Wonderful, in the way it reflects the joys of local theater productions, as in Slings & Arrows, and the American Playhouse production of Kurt Vonnegut's Who Am I This Time?
The creators of American Classic are Michael Hoffman and Bob Martin. Martin co-wrote and co-created Slings & Arrows, so that comparison comes easily. And back in the early 1980s, Who Am I This Time? was about people who transformed onstage from ordinary citizens into extraordinary performers. It's a conceit that works only if you have brilliant actors to bring it to life convincingly. That American Playhouse production had two young actors — Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon — so yes, it worked. And American Classic, with its mix of veteran and young actors, does, too.
American Classic begins with Kevin Kline, as Shakespearean actor Richard Bean, confronting a New York Times drama critic about his negative opening-night review of Richard's King Lear. The next day, Richard's agent, played by Tony Shalhoub, calls Richard in to tell him his tantrum was captured by cellphone and went viral, and that he has to lay low for a while.
Richard returns home to the small town of Millersburg, Pa., where his parents ran a local theater. Almost everyone we meet is a treasure. His father, who has bouts of dementia, is played by Len Cariou, who starred on Broadway in Sweeney Todd. Richard's brother, Jon, is played by Jon Tenney of The Closer, and his wife, Kristen, is played by the great Laura Linney, from Ozark and John Adams.
The old theater is now a dinner theater, filling its schedule with performances by touring regional companies. Its survival is at risk, so Richard decides to save the theater by mounting a new production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, casting the local small-town residents to play ... local small-town residents.
Miranda, Richard's college-bound niece, continues the family theatrical tradition — and Nell Verlaque, the young actress who plays her, has a breakout role here. She's terrific — funny, touching, totally natural. And when she takes the stage as Emily in Our Town, she's heart-wrenching. Playwright Wilder is served magnificently here — and so is William Shakespeare, whose works and words Kline tackles in more than one inspirational scene in this series.
I don't want to reveal too much about the conflicts, and surprises, in American Classic, but please trust me: The more episodes you watch, the better it gets. The characters evolve, and go in unexpected directions and pairings. Kline's Richard starts out thinking about only himself, but ends up just the opposite. And if, as Shakespeare wrote, the play's the thing, the thing here is, the plays we see, and the soliloquies we hear, are spellbinding.
And there's plenty of fun to be had outside the classics in American Classic. The table reads are the most delightful since the ones in Only Murders in the Building. The dinner-table arguments are the most explosive since the ones in The Bear. Some scenes are take-your-breath-away dramatic. Others are infectiously silly, as when Richard works with a cast member forced upon him by the angel of this new Our Town production.
Take the effort to find, and watch, American Classic. It'll remind you why, when it's this good, it's easy to love the theater. And television.
sk8pics
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Thanks @Cachoo! I love Kevin Kline and will definitely check this out.
I’m really enjoying Paradise on Hulu and getting ready to watch a couple of new shows on both Hulu (R.J. Decker) and HBO Max (Rooster). It’s nice to have a couple of new series to watch during my pause of Paramount+.
I’m really enjoying Paradise on Hulu and getting ready to watch a couple of new shows on both Hulu (R.J. Decker) and HBO Max (Rooster). It’s nice to have a couple of new series to watch during my pause of Paramount+.
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