Continuing the discussion from The TV Thread redux (Part 1) - #4915 by Nikola.
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Continuing the discussion from The TV Thread redux (Part 1):
This show is incredible.
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It’s also on my list but it will have to wait. It’s really great to see that there are some lesser known but amazing TV shows around.
You know what’s also a great show? Foundation! 
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Matthew Rhys has been absolutely marvelous through the first 3 episodes doing an incredible tight rope walk between allowing the tension/horror to build while interjecting Larry David style comedy moments. The 4th episode that just came out last night had him in it for maybe 2 minutes, which is a huge risk given how much of the show he carried through the first 3, yet it still came out as arguably the best of the season so far
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I’ve just watched the third series of Good Omens (actually just a feature length episode).
It hasn’t been getting great reviews, but I rather enjoyed it. It tied up the story rather satisfactorily, although I still think it could have ended after the original adaptation of the book.
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I hadnt even seen they did anything more. I remember being really disappointed int he second series but dont really remember much about it.
Tried to watch The Man in the Castle but it’s just agonizingly slow. Watched the first 3 episodes before giving up. How you take such an interesting concept and make it boring is beyond me.
Watching The Night Agent on Netflix which is decent popcorn action - even if it does do the typical Netflix over explanation of everything.
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They did several series of the Man in the High Castle. The first appears to be based on the book. I haven’t seen the others.
I find many modern series that would worked better as a film.
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I just started Legends, Steve Coogan’s new one on Netflix about an undercover Customs investigation into the influx of heroin into the UK in the early 90s. Its brilliant.
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Lately, I’ve found a lot of mini-series far more engaging than typical multi-season shows. Pacing is far better. It helps they have a clear way of ending the damn thing before it gets tedious.
Relatively recent examples: Chernobyl, Beef, Adolescence, and Mike Flanagan’s shows.
Think I found most of these exclusively from following this thread.
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At least in the summer there will be the return of a coach I can look forward to. 
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Did anyone else know that the old Kung Fu series starting David Carradine was initially pitched as a Bruce Lee vehicle of a story he created? WB basically stole it and then refused to cast Lee in it. There is a show from a few years back called Warrior that is a much more authentic adaptation of the show Lee was pitching and was made in partnership with the Lee estate. It’s essentially Gangs of Chinatown set in early 1900s San Francisco through the real historical events of what was called the “Tong Wars”.
It’s pretty pulpy, but if anyone likes gang stuff, kung fu, or turn of the century period pieces you might enjoy it. Something Mrs Limie called out though is how few of the actors in the main roles are actually Chinese, and instead just interchangeably generically “asians.” She picked it up just from the opening credits from seeing one of first names shown was Korean so she then went into research mode and now calls it the “All asians look alike and can do Karate” show.
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Yes
Yes, This is notable across most shows or movies in the US particularly up to the 2000’s. They often seemed to use the same group of actors whatever the background of character.
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Must be difficult finding ethnically Chinese actors 
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I watched the first 3 episodes tonight. Pretty good so far. Really good casting. Soundtrack has been great too.
If you like the Flanagan shows, check out Widow’s Bay on apple tv. Similar type supernatural/horrer vibe, and it’s very well done. Limie talks about it above. Week to week show, it’s not all released yet.
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Started watching Spiderman Noire last night. Enjoying it so far. I’m a fan of superheroes and also classic era detective fiction/ Noir films generally so it’s somewhat tailor made for me 
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I dont follow the multiple spider man stuff enough to understand what this is (or even what the spider verse is) but how have Amazon made this? I know Spiderman (real one or the whole Spider universe?) rights are more complicated than other Marvel characters because they were sold off to Sony independently and so it is just that? That Sony has rights to all Spidey related stuff and make what they want and sell it to whomever they want?
Black and white, or in colour?