What TV shows are people watching?

The Batlord · 11-14-2020, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Maajo

Queen's Gambit is a great mini series, but as someone who loves Chess it kinda sucks knowing that it's probably the peak in big budget entertainment that's going to revolve around Chess ever, because it's such a dry topic. I'm a halfway decent player, and I absolutely loved the brilliance of the games that were arranged, but I don't think you would necessarily have to be any good at it or even be interested in the game at all to enjoy the series. Anya Taylor-Joy was amazing as Beth Harmon. Seriously recommend to anybody, really.

That's intriguing. I'm godawful at chess cause I have zero ability to plan multiple moves ahead but chess is still mad cool and I just watched a great Youtube vid about the evolution of chess computers vs human chess masters that ended up being super intense for the breakdown of the matches between computer and grand master and it got me interested in watching chess competitions.

ando here · 11-14-2020, 07:40 PM

Peacocktv has several seasons of Parks & Recreation streaming for free. Never watched it til today. I really liked the pilot though I detest even the idea of Ron Swanson.
Guess if you've got Leslie you gotta have Ron. I'll be in and out of the first season over the weekend.

**Marie Monday** · 11-15-2020, 04:21 AM

I religiously watched parks and rec a long time ago just because of April Ludgate
If you liked the pilot I think you'll like the rest, it gets much better

The Batlord · 11-15-2020, 03:54 PM

You know not only does that video have epic chess but capitalism is the true enemy.

OccultHawk · 11-15-2020, 04:00 PM

Should I put 2 hours into it?

The Batlord · 11-15-2020, 04:23 PM

Yes. That guy's videos in general are ****ing great time sinks that span a gamut of arbitrary topics that surprise you with how engaging they are. He also has a thirty minute video on the hurdy gurdy that's a fascinating dive into European folk music.

**Frownland** · 11-15-2020, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Should I put 2 hours into it?

Haven't seen the new one but his 2 hour video on Temple OS and the channel in general are super worth it.

The Batlord · 11-15-2020, 06:10 PM

Temple OS was killer. The kind of dive into one person's mental illness that shakes your confidence in human civilization and makes you feel vulnerable. The chess video is honestly the first time the channel has reached the same heights since. This dude's strength as a content creator is definitely in his ability to express his passion over a subject rather than catering his content to a particular fan base.

Plankton · 11-16-2020, 07:54 AM

Somebody Feed Phil

I've watched all but 3 episodes of the entire 4 seasons over the weekend. Really well done, and Phil is an incredibly compassionate person. The way he can make anyone smile is very endearing and warms my heart. It's a shame that the nature of the show is travel and they had to put the kibosh on any future episodes for now. I'm gonna savor these last ones.

Trollheart · 11-19-2020, 02:18 PM

Watched far too much (mostly good, some excellent) TV over the last year to write it all here - see my Couch Potato journal soon - but one show that stands head and shoulders above everything was a Belgian series called Ennemi Public (Public Enemy). It's... staggering. Basically a convicted paedophile is released from prison and is given shelter with the monks of the local monastery. This causes outrage in the town, and then kids start to die. But all is not as it seems.

Cannot recommend this highly enough. Without question, some of the greatest writing in drama I have seen in easily five years, maybe more. Here's a trailer - sorry there are no subtitles but you can get the idea I'm sure.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Watched far too much (mostly good, some excellent) TV over the last year to write it all here - see my Couch Potato journal soon - but one show that stands head and shoulders above everything was a Belgian series called Ennemi Public (Public Enemy). It's... staggering. Basically a convicted paedophile is released from prison and is given shelter with the monks of the local monastery. This causes outrage in the town, and then kids start to die. But all is not as it seems. Cannot recommend this highly enough. Without question, some of the greatest writing in drama I have seen in easily five years, maybe more. Here's a trailer - sorry there are no subtitles but you can get the idea I'm sure. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-14-2020, 07:40 PM	#6682 (permalink)
ando here Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,802	Peacocktv has several seasons of Parks & Recreation streaming for free. Never watched it til today. I really liked the pilot though I detest even the idea of Ron Swanson. Guess if you've got Leslie you gotta have Ron. I'll be in and out of the first season over the weekend.