General 2022 what are you watching on Netflix (and other streaming services) thread

[Rambo John J]

DopeSick on Hulu

An 8 part mini-series covering some of the oxycontin story and Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma
Just starting so can't vouch for it

Micheal Keaton and Rosario Dawson and others

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Just started watching The Wire. Doing it just for you @SongExotic2

 

[kaladin stormblessed]

Just started watching The Wire. Doing it just for you @SongExotic2

dude. i havent seen it in many years, so the big question is whether or not it holds up

but i have a feeling it does. and its a gem. one of the best shows ever. no doubt

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

dude. i havent seen it in many years, so the big question is whether or not it holds up

but i have a feeling it does. and its a gem. one of the best shows ever. no doubt

Watch Sopranos.

 

[kaladin stormblessed]

Watch Sopranos.

thanks, but ive never ever enjoyed a mobster movie/show

reservoir dogs was aight. but the godfathers and what not did nothing for me

* side note: i just googled "quarantino" to try to find the name of "reservoir dogs"

COVID clearly broke me lol

 

[SongExotic2]

Just started watching The Wire. Doing it just for you @SongExotic2

Stick with it. The overall canvas is the masterpiece.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Stick with it. The overall canvas is the masterpiece.

I'm 5 or 6 episodes in. Pretty good so far.

 

[SongExotic2]

I'm 5 or 6 episodes in. Pretty good so far.

Do you sing along to the entrance music? It changes each season, slightly.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Do you sing along to the entrance music? It changes each season, slightly.

Nah, I skip intro. HBO intros are too long.

 

[Qat]

Watch Sopranos.

For me sopranos is a run of the mill good show, but The Wire is a masterpiece.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

For me sopranos is a run of the mill good show, but The Wire is a masterpiece.

Did you watch either when they came out, or did you watch them later on?

 

[Qat]

Did you watch either when they came out, or did you watch them later on?

Both later.

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

Both later.

It's worth noting that Sopranos paved the way for The Wire to be made. Sopranos literally changed television forever.

 

[gangsterkathryn]

For me sopranos is a run of the mill good show, but The Wire is a masterpiece.

The fact that you agree with @SongExotic2 on something is a bit scary.

 

[Qat]

The fact that you agree with @SongExotic2 on something is a bit scary.

Deep down there is a decent human under all that Brit narcissism.

Maybe.

 

[gangsterkathryn]

Deep down there is a decent human under all that Brit narcissism.

Maybe.

It’s there, somewhere. It does rear it’s head sometimes.

 

[FINGERS]

Dopesick is dope.

Its the sickest programme since Chernobyl.

@Splinty is in it as well.

Merika is so fucked up.

 

[Speaker to Animals]

Watched some Reacher.

... I don't get why smaller guys line up confidently to fight this gigantic man. Over and over, with absolute certainty they'll win. Makes no sense.

The action is okay, but when people start acting, holy shit. Bad dialogue delivered terribly.

I had thought Tom Cruise was miscast in the film; too small. This guy is miscast because he's too big. I just don't buy that this guy would ever lose a street fight.

I suppose I'm tired of "mysterious man with military background is nearly invulnerable and just wants to be left alone but..."

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

... I don't get why smaller guys line up confidently to fight this gigantic man. Over and over, with absolute certainty they'll win. Makes no sense.

It happens literally all the time, irl.

 

[Dick Niaz]

It happens literally all the time, irl.

Reminds me of guys here trying to debate you. When will they learn?

 

[Speaker to Animals]

It happens literally all the time, irl.

I suppose.
It's just that the guy is so big it's unrealistic. 99 percent of the time his size alone would defuse a situation.
I get that it's written that way, but a smaller actor who's bigger than Cruise would've been a better choice.

Guy is too big to be believably vulnerable, and only good acting could save it for me. He's not being nominated for anything too soon is my guess.

 

[Speaker to Animals]

Reminds me of guys here trying to debate you. When will they learn?

It's the Mighty Beard effect, not his intellectual prowess

 

[kaladin stormblessed]

I suppose.
It's just that the guy is so big it's unrealistic. 99 percent of the time his size alone would defuse a situation.
I get that it's written that way, but a smaller actor who's bigger than Cruise would've been a better choice.

Guy is too big to be believably vulnerable, and only good acting could save it for me. He's not being nominated for anything too soon is my guess.

reacher is a big dude in the books. and he lives a life of kicking ass and taking names

itd be pretty unrealistic for a guy like tom cruise to consistently win

 

[Speaker to Animals]

reacher is a big dude in the books. and he lives a life of kicking ass and taking names

itd be pretty unrealistic for a guy like tom cruise to consistently win

Definitely. The actor can't be the Rock, likeable as he is; he's not gonna lose a fight unless he gets shot.
Cruise isn't believably winning any of the fights in the film.

Sounds like a trip to the library so I can give the series a chance.

 

[kaladin stormblessed]

Definitely. The actor can't be the Rock, likeable as he is; he's not gonna lose a fight unless he gets shot.
Cruise isn't believably winning any of the fights in the film.

Sounds like a trip to the library so I can give the series a chance.

full disclosure: ive only done book 1 (which season 1 was adapted from)

WORLD: very little world building since its our world

CHARACTER: the books are short, so there arent many characters, and some of the books are 1st person-pov, which is an inferior style to rolling third-person limited imo

CONFLICT: again, due to the books being short, the plots are fairly linear

so, long story short, it was a fun little read. but a light read. and there's a time a place for light reads. no doubt. but with that said ... team THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE right here!!